The Victorian Government has a "moral responsibility" to provide accommodation businesses with a $1000 per room monthly payment to help offset fixed costs such as electricity, water and insurance while the state remains locked down, according to the Accommodation Association.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews outlined his roadmap for easing restrictions on Sunday, which included a two-week extension of the stage four lockdown and the continuation of a curfew past September 28.

At a glance: 

• Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced a two-week extension of the Stage 4 lockdown as part of a roadmap to recovery for the state.
• Peak Industry body, the Accommodation Association described the strategy as "a road to business closures and economic ruin".
• AA CEO Dean Long said he was looking forward to working more collaboratively with the Victorian Government in order to strike a better balance.

Mr Andrews said the measures were based on a modelling system that indicated the state "would be on track" for a third wave by November if the restrictions were eased too quickly,

But the strategy has been slammed by parts of the accommodation sector, the businesses of which have been among the most severly impacted from the pandemic.

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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews. Source: Daniel Andrews Facebook

Accommodation Association CEO Dean Long described Victoria's roadmap as a "highway to hell" for accommodation providers, adding that additional support was required for operators at both a state and federal level.

“This so-called road to recovery is actually a road to business closures and economic ruin," he said.

“The Victorian Government has a moral responsibility to support accommodation businesses with a $1000 per room monthly payment to help offset fixed costs such as electricity, water, insurance while they continue to enforce a close down on our sector.”

“We also desperately need the Federal Government to extend its third cashflow boost to at least $100,000 per Victorian business.

"We look forward to being part of a more consultative process with the Victorian Government to refine the roadmap moving forward.”

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