Thousands of Queensland small businesses that were promised access to State Government grants have had the door slammed in their face yet again.
Two weeks after the Business Basics Grant Program failed to launch and the Minister for Small Business was forced into a grovelling apology, the Government’s second attempt to launch this round of applications fell flat.
Small businesses that struggled for years through Covid and more recently the floods, went to apply for a grant only to find the promised money had dried up.
The Minister for Small Business must now answer questions about whether some businesses were provided preferential access and were able to log-on to apply for grants before others.
The Minister had one job.
This State Government is more interested in making announcements than actually delivering on what has been promised.
Queensland small businesses deserve a fair go.
