{"id":14552,"date":"2022-01-20T23:42:25","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T23:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=14552"},"modified":"2022-01-20T23:42:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T23:42:25","slug":"helping-local-small-businesses-in-bega-survive-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2022\/01\/20\/helping-local-small-businesses-in-bega-survive-covid\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping local small businesses in Bega survive COVID"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liberal candidate for Bega, Dr Fiona Kotvojs, welcomed the Perrottet Government announcement of additional rent relief for small businesses across the region.
\nThe Government has extended its rent relief regulation until March 13, giving local small businesses an additional two months of rent relief to help deal with the COVID-19 challenges.
\nDr Kotvojs said that many local businesses are going through tough times, and the Government assistance will help them keep going.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s been really encouraging to see commercial owners and tenants working together through these challenges. I particularly want to recognise the way that the local business community have been working constructively together to overcome all of the challenges created by the pandemic and keep local jobs going.\u201d
\nTreasurer Matt Kean said it was a difficult time for many businesses and this extension will provide much-needed support for small commercial and retail tenants to keep their doors open over the coming weeks and months.
\n\u201cSmall business is the engine room of our economy and we need to make sure we support impacted businesses through this latest Omicron wave,\u201d
\nMr Kean said. \u201cWith staff shortages and reduced foot traffic, many businesses are struggling at the moment but the ability to negotiate rent will give them a buffer so they can keep the lights on now and recover more quickly.\u201d
\nMinister for Small Business Eleni Petinos said eligibility for rent relief would remain unchanged.
\n\u201cWe know that rent is one of the biggest fixed costs for small businesses and this measure will provide crucial support helping them get through the next couple of months,\u201d Ms Petinos said.
\nCommercial and retail tenants will be eligible for the rent relief if they have an annual turnover of less than $5 million and continue to meet the eligibility criteria for JobSaver or the Micro-business Grant, had those programs continued.
\nLandlords of tenants that have received protections for any period under the Retail and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19) Regulation 2022 are prohibited from evicting their tenants for certain breaches of the lease, without first attending mediation.
\nNSW landowners will also have more time now to apply for land tax relief, with applications extended until 28 February for eligible commercial and residential landowners.
\nEligible landlords can access the Commercial Landlord Hardship Fund, which provides small commercial or retail landlords with a monthly grant up to the value of any rental relief provided, to a maximum of $3,000 per month per property.
\nEligible landlords can access the Commercial Landlord Hardship Fund, which provides small commercial or retail landlords with a monthly grant up to the value of any rental relief provided, to a maximum of $3,000 per month per property.
\nTo find out more about land tax relief:\u00a0https:\/\/www.service.nsw.gov.au\/transaction\/apply<\/a>covid<\/a>–<\/a>19<\/a>–<\/a>land<\/a>–<\/a>tax<\/a>–<\/a>relief<\/a>
\nTo find out more about the Commercial Landlord Hardship Fund:\u00a0https:\/\/www.service.nsw.gov.au\/commercial<\/a>–<\/a>landlord<\/a>–<\/a>hardship<\/a>–<\/a>fund<\/a>–<\/a>guidelines<\/a>
\nFor more on the rent relief extension, go to:\u00a0https:\/\/www.smallbusiness.nsw.gov.au\/get<\/a>help\/covid<\/a>–<\/a>19\/commercial<\/a>–<\/a>leases<\/a>–<\/a>and<\/a>–<\/a>covid<\/a>–<\/a>19<\/a>–<\/a>faqs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Liberal candidate for Bega, Dr Fiona Kotvojs, welcomed the Perrottet Government announcement of additional rent relief for small businesses across the region. The Government has extended its rent relief regulation until March 13, giving local small businesses an additional two months of rent relief to help deal with the COVID-19 challenges. Dr Kotvojs said that … Continue reading “Helping local small businesses in Bega survive COVID”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14552\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}