New Transition Payment Announced, Final Wage Subsidy & Resurgence Subsidy

Insight, news and updates from Alliott NZ Chartered Accountants, Auckland New Zealand. The views expressed here are the views of the author and should be discussed in further detail should an article be relevant to your individual circumstances.
While every effort has been made to provide valuable, useful information in this publication, this firm and any related suppliers or associated companies accept no responsibility or any form of liability from reliance upon or use of its contents. Any suggestions should be considered carefully within your own particular circumstances, as they are intended as general information only.
Traffic Lights, COVID-19 Wage Subsidy and Increased Resurgence Support Payment Update.
An important reminder about the next round of Wage Subsidy and Resurgence Support Payment application dates.
The criteria for Wage Subsidy eligibility is now available.
Following the rise in alert levels announced on 17 August 2021, we outline the support available for NZ businesses.
Further details are now available on the Wage Subsidy and Resurgence Support.
A reminder about the Government support available for business operators: the COVID-19 Resurgence Support Payment and the Wage Subsidy.
Further details are now available on the March 2021 Wage Subsidy. You'll be able to apply online from 1PM on Thursday 4 March 2021 and payments start from Monday 8 March 2021.
New Zealand now has no active cases of COVID 19. As of midnight last night the country has moved down to Alert Level 1. This means restrictions on gatherings, hospitality, transport and social distancing have now been removed. Border restrictions however remain.
As expected, the 2020 Budget has been a high spending one with a deficit forecasted to be $29.6 billion in 2021. We break down the expenditure and key initiatives.