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Economic Reform and Small Business

Establish the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to eliminate waste, duplication, and mismanagement.
Implement zero-based budgeting and sunset clauses for all new spending programs.
Cap public service growth and executive pay; reduce consultancy and lobbying reliance.
Enforce mandatory identification of all public service officers on official correspondence (PNATS).
Simplify payroll-tax and licensing compliance for home-based and other small businesses, and review concessions for qualifying small employers.
Restore fair pricing for farmgate produce and defend local manufacturing.
Prioritise small business in procurement and regulatory simplification.
Abolish unnecessary licences, fees and duplicated reporting requirements.
Provide targeted COVID-recovery relief to businesses impacted by mandates and lockdowns.
Create a Major Project Accountability & Recovery Framework (MPARF) to ensure taxpayer-funded investments deliver measurable benefits.
Implement “Back to Business”: one online portal for state and local permits, application tracking and tailored business requirements.
Provide a 21-working-day default-approval pathway for eligible low-risk business applications, subject to safety and legal exceptions.
Cap or waive defined small-business permit fees, including start-up fee relief, and remove unjustified overlapping council charges.
Establish a Red Tape Repeal Taskforce, a Small Business Compliance Charter and independent review of disproportionate penalties or permit refusals.
Support a model Victorian small-business council by-law and stronger assistance from the Victorian Small Business Commissioner.
Publish major-project contracts, business cases, cost variations and value-for-money reports; trigger independent reviews for qualifying cost overruns or delays.
Support targeted apprenticeship and vocational pathways into state road, rail, water and infrastructure projects.
Review stamp duty consequences for businesses required to restructure following Commonwealth tax changes.

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