Tasmania's small businesses are set to have an easier time applying for permits and accessing mapping information under new federal government funding to be announced today.
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Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will announce the $6.4 million regulatory reform package in Launceston with acting Premier Jeremy Rockliff on Monday, as part of a $300 million nationwide investment.
The funding will be used over the next three years to deliver four priority reforms to regulation, Mr Rockliff said.
One project includes an upgrade to the existing planning and building portal to allow hospitality and tourism businesses to lodge environmental, heritage, food safety and building applications in one place.
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Automation of the building licence system has also been flagged, along with improved spatial data access to identify water infrastructure without hiring a surveying consultant and access to online mapping of bushfire risks.
Mr Frydenberg said the funding aims to make it easier for both new and existing business to get ahead.
"This new $6.4 million investment will allow small businesses like cafes, builders and retailers to spend less time and money on regulatory burdens, and more time and money on doing business," Mr Frydenberg said.
"New businesses will be able to start sooner and existing businesses will be able to grow faster, which will ultimately create jobs, to boost productivity and further strengthen Tasmania’s economy."
Mr Rockliff welcomed the announcement as good news for the state's small business sector, which employs tens of thousands across the cities and regions.
"Small business is the engine room of our economy," Mr Rockliff said. “This funding will make it easier to do business in Tasmania, which will drive further economic growth across our state.
“Over the next three years we will use this funding to deliver on four priority regulatory reforms that remove costs and complexity for business.”
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