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CHIEF MINISTER FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
Question No 706
Business Development
MR WESTENDE - Asked the Chief Minister upon notice on 12 May 1993:
(1) Would the Chief Minister outline briefly the main problems experienced by business in the ACT.
(2) What steps are being taken by the Government to set in place an environment conducive to attracting business to the ACT.
(3) Has the Government made any assessment of the impact of the Canberra Region Campaign on business in the ACT and how does it measure this impact.
CHIEF MINISTER - The answer to the members question is as follows:
(1) .The Beddall Report in 1990 identified a number of problems common to businesses nationally. These include complexity of government regulations and licensing procedures, the often conflicting approach of State and Territory Governments to franchising and retail tenancy and uneven delivery of management training and advice to small business proprietors. Major problems experienced by ACT businesses based on contacts with the business community (eg through the operation of the Business Services Centre) are: . the lack of initial capital;
difficulties in competing with interstate suppliers for Commonwealth and ACT Government contracts; the size of the local market compared with other centres; lack of experience and-expertise in business management; and. cross-border issues affecting particular= business operations.
(2) The Government set up the Economic Priorities Committee of the ACT (EPACT) last year to advise on ways in which the ACr Government can provide assistance to attract business to the ACT. I tabled the Business Development Strategy in the Assembly on 18 May 1993. .
Some of the specific measures taker by the ACT Government to make the environment conducive to business include:
establishment of the Business Services Centre to provide information, referrals and counselling services to the business community;
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