By Dominic Powell and Emma Koehn
Small business groups have welcomed measures in the Tasmanian state budget designed to encourage SMEs to employ and train apprentices.
The budget includes a $25 million package of payroll tax relief, including $17.1 million to waive payroll tax for businesses that employ young people and apprentices, reports the ABC.
Businesses can also receive a new $4000 incentive to employ apprentices and trainees, a move Tasmania Small Business Council executive officer Robert Mallett said was a win.
The announced $4000 incentive to employ and train apprentices and trainees will ensure that in the next 3-5 years Tasmania will have the skills base to be self-sufficient with service and trades person…
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