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Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
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Coronavirus

The Hon. J.E. HANSON (15:10): Will any of the responses outlined by the Treasurer, in terms of provision, be providing financial assistance to businesses that are impacted by the coronavirus outbreak?

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer) (15:10): We will consider the need for additional assistance and support and respond as required. At this stage there have been no specific provisions made in relation to businesses impacted, but clearly in the broader spectrum of operations the government's response, both federal and state—for example, to tourism marketing campaigns, both federal and state—will be interpreted by many in the tourism industry and sector as a government response funded by governments, federal and state, in terms of impacts both as a result of bushfire but also coronavirus.

Equally, the government's response in relation to the challenges confronted by the international education industry will need to be considered depending on the length and final impact of the coronavirus in terms of the impact on international education. The state government again, as required, will consider what might need to be done and, again, will need to work with the commonwealth government in relation to appropriate responses. If the import of the question is what specific provisions have been made at the moment, the answer to that is we have not made budget allocations or provisions but we will respond as we would imagine the community wants us to respond. As budget and financial circumstances permit, we will do the very best we can on behalf of the taxpayers of South Australia.

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