Businesses will fold due to Melbourne lockdown being extended, chamber of commerce says

Chief executive Paul Guerra says roadmap, which includes a two-week lockdown extension, is a kick in the guts'

The Victorian government's Covid-19 roadmap to ease restrictions has failed to quell growing anger among business leaders, with one peak body describing the plan as a kick in the guts".

Facing pressure from business and the federal government to outline how Melbourne would emerge from lockdown, the premier, Daniel Andrews, unveiled a five-point plan on Sunday that included a two-week extension of stage four restrictions and thresholds for gradually reopening the economy.