Originally published: SmartCompany, 24 May 2021
Almost half of Australians believe this month’s federal budget provided adequate support for the nation’s small and medium businesses, according to research conducted the day after the budget and provided exclusively to SmartCompany.
The research conducted by Pureprofile asked a nationally representative sample of more than 1000 Australians if the 2021 federal budget did enough to support SMEs.
Nearly 50% of respondents (49%) said they believe the budget provided adequate support, while almost one-fifth (18%) said funding for SMEs is inadequate. One third of respondents said they were unsure if SMEs received enough support from this year’s budget measures.
