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Victoria offers relief to businesses hit by snap lockdown

Tom Burton

Victorian small businesses could be eligible for up to $143 million in support to compensate for stock losses and cancellations caused by the sudden five- day closure of businesses last weekend.

The package, which will be open to about 50,000 Victorian businesses, comes after wide-ranging criticism about the lack of warning of the shut down ahead of Valentine’s Day and Chinese New Year which left florists and restaurants holding unusable stock.

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Tom Burton has held senior editorial and publishing roles with The Mandarin, The Sydney Morning Herald and as Canberra bureau chief for The Australian Financial Review. He has won three Walkley awards. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at tom.burton@afr.com

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