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Victoria has a big-spending State Budget, but some small businesses feel left out

Small business owners Irene and Greg Stokes don’t believe the Victorian Budget will help them bounce back from the most difficult year they have ever experienced running their company.
Key points:
- The Victorian Government yesterday delivered the State Budget
- It showed total revenue is down by 4.2 per cent and tax revenue is down by 11.3 per cent
- The Budget includes stamp duty relief and nearly $50 billion on other concessions, subsidies and projects
The Keilor couple have managed to keep their 12 employees in work at their wine-in-a-can business with the help of JobKeeper, but it has not been easy.
“There have been many, many months that Greg and I didn’t get paid but we made sure our employees got paid, we made sure our suppliers got paid,…
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