Frustrated by a lengthy delay in support payments and what they say is a lack of direct contact with the Chief Minister, local business groups have been invited to meet tomorrow with government officials from Economic Development who are managing the ACT’s lockdown Business Grant program.
Many local business leaders are feeling deflated by Tuesday’s announcement that the lockdown would be extended for another month. Many of the capital’s small businesses are already on the ropes, and business leaders fear this could be a knockout blow for them.
The ACT and Federal Governments this week doubled the value of the COVID-19 Business Support Grants, the largest grants program the Territory has ever administered – but a local business leader thinks it is not enough, and insists the government do more to save the ACT economy.
Two weeks after lockdown was announced, Canberra businesses affected by restrictions can now apply for support grants but the business community is frustrated by the delay.
