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2021 Budget Supports “Go Local” MGA TMA is a council member and former Board Member of the Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia (COSBOA). The recently announced Federal Budget included a terrific $8m support package for COSBOA to continue with the very successful “Go Local” campaign. Australians will again be urged to continue supporting small and family-owned businesses in their local areas, with the federal government setting aside another $8 million to fund a nationwide ‘shop local’ campaign. Small Business Minister Stuart Robert announced the two-year campaign in a media statement that accompanied the federal budget papers on the day of the budget release, saying the campaign will help support SMEs as they continue to recover from the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. During 2020, the Council of Small Business Organisation Australia (COSBOA) received $5 million in funding to run the ‘Go Local First ‘campaign, this new $8 million iteration is the next phase of the same campaign. COSBOA’s ‘Go Local First’ campaign included nationwide advertising and marketing materials that SMEs could download to display in their businesses. In his statement, Minister Robert said small, and family businesses are an important part of the government’s economic recovery plan.
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