What do SMEs want to see in Budget 2018? Here’s their wish list

Benjamin Savona - SmartCompany - 7 May 2018

Small businesses know what they want from the budget, even if they may not hold high hopes of getting it.

A national survey of 1000 business owners from cloud accounting provider Reckon this week suggests 82% of small businesses don’t believe the upcoming budget will deliver positive charge.

But ask any business owner what they’d like to see unveiled tomorrow night to help them do business and you’ll find there is no shortage of ideas.

So if they were in Treasurer Scott Morrison’s seat, what would small business owners want to see in the budget papers? SmartCompany asked five business owners for their wish list.

John Gleeson
Owner, Sew Stunning Dry Cleaners, Melbourne 

The owner of Melbourne dry cleaning business Sew Stunning would like to see further tax relief and investment incentives in the budget announcement on Tuesday evening.

“I feel small businesses bare the largest share of the tax burden, especially compared to big businesses,” Gleeson tells SmartCompany.

Gleeson says small business is a “large sector” of Australian economy and further tax relief would be welcome.

“(There’s) a whole pile of little fellas out there who work hard and don’t get looked after by the government,” he says. Read More