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ll New Zealanders have had to make sacrifices over the past few months as the Covid-19 pandemic has tipped our world upside down. Deliveries start this week. Our small businesses in Small businesses that soldier on – like Ted Waters’ Apothecary - and create jobs will be the heroes of this economic crisis, says particular have shouldered jacquesv@eastgatecc.org.nz Simeon Brown. Times photo Wayne Martin a significant amount of the economic pain in order will provide a $10,000 cash that our nurses, doctors to abide by the lockdown payment to businesses for and other essential workrules and I have heard from each new full-time hire up ers were the heroes of the many of our local business to a maximum of 10. health crisis. owners in Pakuranga over It would begin on NovemOur JobStart and GST the last couple of months. ber 1, 2020 and run for the rebate policies aims to give But with no new Covid- remaining five months of them greater confidence to 19 cases for two straight the financial year through hire new people. weeks, it’s time for New to March 31, 2021, incentivOur small businesses in Zealand to start moving ising up to 50,000 new jobs. Pakuranga and thousands forward. We need to get on We are also continu- more across the country with the job of rebuilding ing to push our previously were starved of revenue our economy. announced GST rebate during the lockdown and We understand the task policy which would refund many are still struggling we must undertake over the up to $100,000 of GST paid under current restrictions. next few years is immense by businesses in the six They are desperate for and cannot be taken lightly. months before the lock- cash flow and these payThis is why National has down if their revenue has ments could alleviate some already started rolling out been severely affected. of the pressure they’re facour plan to create jobs and Small businesses that ing while also supporting grow the economy. soldier on and create jobs growth and saving jobs. We recently announced will be the heroes of this Simeon Brown our JobStart package, which economic crisis in the way MP for Pakuranga
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