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Qld small businesses call for grants of up to $25,000 amid second post-JobKeeper lockdown
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. Source: AAP/Darren England.
Small businesses in Queensland are demanding the state government offer them financial support, after most of the state was thrown into a three-day COVID-19 lockdown on Tuesday evening.
Under the restrictions, thousands of non-essential businesses have been forced to close while restaurants and cafes can open for takeaway services. Residents are only allowed to leave their homes for essential purposes.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland (CCIQ) has urged the state government to give businesses grants of up to $25,000 to cover loss of stock and trade.
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Queensland Treasurer challenges voters to make LNP seats marginal in budget response
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Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick has called on the state’s “ripped off” voters to make federal LNP seats marginal to get a bigger share of the federal budget.
It comes as Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk criticised Canberra for failing to stump up cash for federal quarantine facilities.
Treasurer Cameron Dick has criticised Queensland’s share of the federal budget.
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Mr Dick said money for Queensland was being promised for years down the track, and the state did not get its fair share.