VACC is asking for dealer feedback on current and future employment concerns, in order to bolster lobbying efforts calling on the Australian Government to review the eligibility criteria of JobKeeper 2.0.
A survey has been devised in response to the news that the JobKeeper Payment, in its original form, will run until 27 September, before being extended – at a lower rate and with stricter eligibility – until March 2021. This upcoming JobKeeper Payment phase is being referred to as JobKeeper 2.0, and the Chamber has received many calls from dealers concerned about their respective businesses meeting the new requirements.
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For example, to be eligible businesses will be required to demonstrate that they have suffered an ongoing significant decline in turnover using actual GST turnover (rather than projected GST turnover). Prompted by the Instant Asset Write-Off scheme, the June market saw unsustainable consumer spending, and VACC is urging the government to remember that the dealership sector is still in the midst of 27 consecutive months of sales decline, and has been trading in recessionary like conditions for over 12 months.
Members needing further advice and support on the JobKeeper Payment are encouraged to contact the Chamber's IR Department, including new VACC IR resource, Andrea Chwalko.
Andrea Chwalko
E: achwalko@vacc.com.au
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