After a successful waiver of hawker permit fees to support businesses with recovery from the pandemic, the ACT Government will be permanently abolishing hawker permit fees from 1 July 2022.
Abolishing hawker permit fees will help support local family businesses across Canberra, giving them more opportunities to trade in public spaces more easily.
Minister for Business and Better Regulation Tara Cheyne said food van operators and market stall holders, both existing and new, will benefit from the abolished fees.
“The ACT Government is committed to making it easier for business owners by reducing fees wherever we can. This fee reduction will help support local family businesses and jobs across the city and in popular recreation spaces, activating different areas of our city.
“Many popular Canberra businesses have started out as food vans or market stalls, before establishing permanent business shop fronts. This fee abolishment is another way the ACT Government is removing barriers for people to start their own business,” Minister Cheyne said.
Hawker permits allow businesses to trade on public unleased land and sell a variety of items including, food and drink, flowers, art, jewellery and clothing.
