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7337 - Finance and Small Business - GRANTS TO SMALL BUSINESSES FOR FEES AND CHARGES

Mookhey, Daniel to the Minister for Finance and Small Business

(1) Regarding the $1,500 grants to small businesses for fees and charges:

(a) How many applications have been successful?

(b) What is the total dollar value of all successful applications?

(c) What is the expected total final number of businesses budgeted to benefit from the program?

(d) What is the expected total final dollar value budgeted for the program?

Answer -

The $1,500 rebate scheme will help tens of thousands of businesses pay for NSW and local government fees and charges. Under the scheme, small businesses, sole traders and non-profit organisations can apply to be reimbursed up to $1500 for NSW and local government fees and charges that are related to the cost of doing business. These include:

  • Food authority licences
  • Liquor licences
  • Tradesperson licences
  • Event fees
  • Council rates
  • Business vehicle registration fees

The scheme cannot be used for fees and charges specifically excluded under policy guidelines, such as fines and penalties, and is only available for those charges and fees that are due and paid after 1 March 2021.

Since the scheme launched, 107,257 small businesses have registered and 95,749 claims have been paid, returning $61.375 million to NSW small businesses.

$472 million has been budgeted for this rebate scheme over FY 2020/21 and FY 2021/22. The program is available via Service NSW and will run until 30 June 2022.


Question asked on 30 August 2021 (session 57-1) and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 573
Answer received on 20 September 2021 and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 588