Senate debates

Wednesday, 5 February 2020

Questions without Notice

Australian Bushfires

2:46 pm

Photo of Michaelia CashMichaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business) Share this | Hansard source

We're also providing them with much-needed tax relief, by deferring the lodgement and payment dates of business activity statements, income tax returns, through to 28 May. This was something that the small businesses told us that they needed. We're also allowing them, though, to vary their PAYG instalments for the December quarter and claim refunds for the September quarter instalments. We're also providing them with much-needed financial advice, and small businesses can contact 132846 for information, in terms of what is actually available to them.

Ultimately, we need them to get back on their feet and we need to help these communities build back better. What we're doing in that regard is putting in place local economic recovery plans. These local economic recovery plans are going to be led by the community. We're going to work directly with those communities so that they can build back better.

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