Minister for Small Business, Hospitality and Events
Madeleine Ogilvie,
I am pleased to announce the Government’s intention to extend the COVID-19 Business Impact Support Program for a fourth round to ensure more Tasmanian small businesses can get the support they need.
Round four of the program will provide further support for businesses that are continuing to experience a downturn due to a loss of customers or staff due to COVID-19.
Funding amounts and eligibility criteria will remain consistent with the previous funding round, with grant amounts of between $1000 and $10,000 available.
Additional payments of between $1,000 and $5,000 are also available to businesses that experienced an unavoidable loss of perishable goods because they had to close for seven days or more.
To be eligible for the program a business must have a COVID-19 Safety Plan, a completed risk assessment in place and, where required, a COVID-19 Case and Outbreak Management Plan.
Businesses that received assistance through the first three rounds of the program may still be eligible to apply under round four.
Since the start of the pandemic, Premier Peter Gutwein’ s unwavering support for small businesses has seen more than $160 million disbursed to Tasmanian businesses.
Under Premier Gutwein’s strong leadership the Tasmanian economy has been rebuilt, and I firmly believe Tasmania’s 39,000 small business have been well served by the nation-leading pandemic assistance delivered by the Gutwein Government.
We recognise just how crucial the sector is in growing our economy, creating jobs for our community and securing Tasmania’s future.
There is no greater supporter of small business than the Liberals – and nothing will change.
It has been both a privilege and career highlight to work closely with Peter over the past 12 months.
I thank the Premier for his outstanding leadership, and the solid foundations he has laid which will serve us well into the future.
Applications for Round Four of the COVID-19 Business Impact Support Program will open on Thursday 21 April, and I would encourage any eligible business that experienced trading losses or reduced customer demand due to COVID-19 for the period of 15 March – 14 April to apply.
