New $200 travel vouchers will tomorrow be made available for Victorians to visit and stay in Melbourne and experience all that the country's most vibrant.
By Cam Lucadou-Wells Restaurants hurt by the snap ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdown over five days in February are being offered up to $3000 in State relief. With just hours notice, businesses were ordered to shut at midnight on Friday 12 Feburary in response to a cluster of Covid infections linked to the Holiday Inn hotel quarantine cluster. Eateries were forced to throw out food and close their doors ahead of the traditionally boom weekend of Valentines Day and Lunar New Year celebrations. Springvale restaurant owner Andy Dang, who had a tonne of noodles, stocks and other foods go to waste, said the grants were small compensation.
22 Feb 2021 New support has been announced for small businesses, including sole traders, most impacted by Victoria’s recent ‘circuit-breaker action’. New $200 vouchers for travel in regional Victoria and Melbourne are being introduced to further bolster tourism businesses and workers, while licenced venues and accommodation businesses will receive dedicated new assistance. The $143 million Circuit Breaker Support Package is expected to help more than 50,000 Victorian businesses, including restaurants and accommodation providers, who incurred costs during the snap five-day lockdown. The package contains four initiatives targeted at businesses, including small and micro-businesses. The new $92 million Business Costs Assistance Program will offer grants of $2,000 for eligible employing and non-employing businesses in the hospitality, food wholesaling, tourism, events, and selected retail industries.
State Government announces support package following circuit breaker New support has been announced for small businesses, including sole traders, most impacted by the coronavirus circuit-breaker action. The $143 million Circuit Breaker Support Package is expected to help more than 50,000 Victorian businesses, including restaurants, florists, confectioners, hairdressers, accommodation providers, musicians and performers. The package contains four initiatives targeted at businesses, including small and micro businesses. Details of the package can be seen below. Article continues below - The new $92 million Business Costs Assistance Program will offer grants of $2,000 for eligible employing and non- employing businesses in the hospitality, food wholesaling, tourism, events and selected retail industries. Businesses with an annual payroll of up to $3 million will be eligible.