Minister for Small Business, Hospitality and Events
Madeleine Ogilvie,
The Tasmanian Liberal Government is continuing to support the small business sector, with round three of the COVID-19 Business Impact Support Program open until 5 April, 2022.
In rounds one and two of the program, almost 1700 applicants received more than $3.4 million and so far, 344 businesses have received more than $740,000 in this third round.
Since the start of the pandemic Tasmanian businesses have received more than $160 million in COVID-specific support. This support is having an impact and the latest CommSec's State of the State Report has Tasmania still leading the nation as the best performing economy in the country.
We recognise that while our economy is strong and that many businesses are doing very well, further support is needed to assist some businesses as we continue to transition to living with COVID-19.
Applications for the COVID-19 Business Impact Support Program close at 2pm on Tuesday 5 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 February to 14 March to apply.
