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Restart export manufacturing as soon as possible, MPs told
New Zealand manufacturers must be allowed to resume exports as soon as possible to ensure their survival and to avoid losing markets to international rivals, MPs heard today.The country’s manufacturing sector – makers of everything from steel to plastics, medical equipment, wood...
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Media bosses press for more govt advertising to tide them through covid-19 crisis
Media bosses want a bigger slice of the government’s advertising spend, saying if there’s a choice between them and a global platform, then the money should stay local.Parliament’s epidemic response select committee heard submissions from media executives of firms both big and sm...
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Non-banks want in on govt's loan guarantee scheme
Specialist small business lender Prospa wants in on the government's business loan guarantee scheme. The ASX-listed non-bank lender has just been included in the Australian government's guarantee scheme for small to medium-sized businesses and wants the same access here. I...
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Govt to forego billions in tax for firms facing covid losses
Previously profitable companies that face losses because of the covid-19 pandemic will be allowed to claim forecast losses against previously declared profits in a move the government expects will cost between $1.2 billion and $1.9 billion a year during the next two years.Also in...
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