Confidence among small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) has improved a little, helped by the small business measures in the May federal budget, a National Australia Bank survey shows.
The budget measures included an increase in the instant asset write-off to $20,000, effective from budget night, from the previous threshold of $1,000.
However, NAB economists say the two-point gain in confidence in the June quarter was modest and is unlikely to influence behaviour in the longer term.
The strong performance in the Sydney and Melbourne housing markets kept the property services as the sector experiencing the best business conditions.
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