Tasmanian Support & Stimulus Package CORONAVIRUS INFORMATION
Assistance for Local Government
Interest Free Loans for Local Government • $50 million in interest free loans over three years will be made available to encourage Local Government to upgrade, renovate and to do necessary maintenance to improve tourism and other assets, so when visitor numbers bounce back, we are ready.
Targeted Industry Assistance: Tourism, Hospitality & Fisheries
Liquor license fees reductions and waivers • A 50 per cent discount on liquor licencing fees and a waiver of all application fees for the calendar year 2020, back dated to 1 January 2020. Supporting our Tourism Industry • For April, May and June 2020, the Government will waive a number of lease, license and parks’ entry fees for tourism operators. This initiative will support around 300 of our hard-working tourism businesses, right around Tasmania. Fisheries Fee Waiver • Annual fees and levies for the rock lobster, giant crab, fin fishers and for abalone divers, will be waived for 12 months.
The Tourism and Hospitality Training Fund • $100,000 will be provided to the Tourism Institute Council Tasmanian (TICT) and the Tasmanian Hospitality Association (THA) for training in the tourism and hospitality sectors over the winter months, to improve productivity and to be ready to bounce back when tourism returns to normal levels across Holiday at Home Campaign • $1 million has been made available for Tourism Tasmania to develop a local holiday campaign to encourage Tasmanians to support our tourism industry this year.
More Information Business Tasmania
For more information on the $20 million Small Business Loans please contact Business Tasmania on 1800 440 026 or visit www.business.tas.gov.au/ coronavirus_information State Revenue Office For more information on the youth employment scheme, payroll tax waiver please contact the State Revenue Office on (03) 6166 4400 or taxhelp@ treasury.tas.gov.au or visit www.sro.tas.gov.au/payroll-tax Skills Tasmania For more information on the Targeted Small Business Grants Scheme please contact Skills Tasmania on 1800 655 846 or enquiries@skills.tas.gov.au or visit www.skills.tas.gov.au/ For other elements of the package, the Government will provide further information in coming days.
We have tailored our assistance packages to key industry sectors in the state
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