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Legislative Council - Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)
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Small Business Development Fund

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (14:28): My question is directed to the Leader of the Government. Given that the minister told this house yesterday that almost four months after the announcement of the Northern Economic Plan the minister still had not resolved the guidelines for the $10 million Small Business Development Fund, can the minister today guarantee that some grants will at least be delivered to some small businesses before the end of this financial year?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Employment, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Science and Information Economy) (14:29): I thank the honourable member for his question. What I can guarantee is that we will make sure that these grants have the biggest impact they possibly can. As I think other honourable members have asked before about these grants, we would certainly be criticised if we were not taking into account the views of those involved in small business and their representative bodies, which we have done and which we will do, and we will announce the guidelines shortly.

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