Government program access

There are a range of generous industry assistance programs offered by various levels of government in Australia. However, we frequently observe situations where businesses that have a legitimate opportunity to claim government benefits are either unaware of the existence of these programs or do not maximise available returns.

An enormous range of programs, grants and schemes are offered by state and federal governments to promote the competitiveness, sustainability and profitability of businesses. Grant Thornton Australia can assess which programs are most suitable to your business and which will have the biggest impact on your bottom line.

How can we help?
Some of the key programs we assist our clients with include:

• Automotive Competitiveness Investment Scheme
• Automotive Transformation Scheme
• Green Car Innovation Fund
• Automotive Industry Structural Adjustment Program
• Export Market Development Grant
• Re-tooling for Climate Change Grant
• Commercialisation Australia
• Customs Duty Concession Schemes
• R&D Tax Concession
• TradeStart

Our team includes professionals who have worked within government in both designing and administering government industry support programs. This experience, blended with our expertise in providing advice on business compliance and strategy, helps us to ensure that our clients' businesses get the maximum benefit from government programs, with minimum risk of benefits being lost in the event of a government audit.

For more information on how Grant Thornton Australia can help you, contact:

Tony Markwell
National Head of Privately Held Business Services
T  +61 27 3222 0200
E  tony.markwell@au.gt.com