Firms face 'cost of doing business' crisis

Lockdowns may be behind us but many small business owners are worried about the future, with the cost of fuel and electricity top of mind.

Fuel price concerns are higher than six months ago, despite tax relief at the bowser, and remain a more pressing worry than COVID-19, the MYOB survey of 1000 small and medium businesses shows.MYOB executive Emma Fawcett says business owners are facing a "cost of doing business crisis". Small businesses are also expecting to pay their staff more, but few expect to increase the size of their teams.

Younger owners are also less positive about the year ahead, with almost two in five of gen Y respondents anticipating the economy will improve compared with almost half of baby boomers.Victorian businesses are the most confident about the economy, with almost half believing it will improve, ahead of NSW and South Australia and Queensland and Western Australia .

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