Queensland businesses suffered a ‘knock to confidence’ over uncertain sudden lockdown

Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland’s Gus Mandigora says a recent survey of local businesses in Queensland showed there was a lack of confidence and the majority expected to lose earnings during the lockdown period. “CCIQ did a survey of businesses impacted by the lockdown and we found that 62 per cent expected to experience an immediate loss in terms of trading or in terms of stock or in terms of booking losses,” he told Sky News. “The knock to confidence was really quite a big issue and it’s something that came up repeatedly in our survey and in our discussion with stakeholders.” Mr Mandigora said there “should be some differentiation” between how a hotspot is treated as opposed to the rest of the state and doing this would inspire consumer confidence. “We completely understand the health imperatives in terms of keeping the virus under check but we have been advocating to the Queensland government to consider just how large geographically Queensland is.” Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au