Small businesses ‘never likely’ going to be focus of Budget

Small businesses ‘never likely’ going to be focus of Budget

A Perth small business owner says the lack of Federal Budget measures to support firms like hers came as no surprise because it was ‘never likely’ going to be the priority in a cost-of-living crunch.

'It's tough': Businesses hope for budget relief after years of pain

ACT businesses are pessimistic on the eve of a federal budget.

Everything relevant to small business in the 2025-26 Federal Budget

The 2025-26 Budget was unveiled on Tuesday, and, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers handing down a budget in deficit, it was unsurprisingly sparse in terms of new small-business measures.  Much of the content relevant to SMEs had already been announced prior to the Budget, including: A $150 energy rebate for about one million small businesses next financial year. More protections for SMEs against unfair trading practices. An extra $3 billion to comple…

Budget continues targeted relief as small businesses hope for recovery

Budget continues targeted relief as small businesses hope for recovery Emily Carter Tue, 03/25/2025 - 21:50 25 March 2025 The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson says tonight’s 2025-26 Federal Budget was ‘the sequel’ to last year’s, offering modest targeted measures to help small and family business deal with specific current pain points and headwinds.The Ombudsman said that struggling small businesses will h…