Heng unveils extensions to support schemes, new economic strategy
Action must be taken now to get Singapore through the crisis, and pave the way for economic growth, DPM says
Singapore
HOW Singapore responds to Covid-19 today will shape the country's growth in the coming five to 10 years, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said in Parliament on Monday.
In a ministerial statement, he gave an overview of the government's approach to Covid-19 over the next six months - including extensions to support schemes - and its refreshed economic strategy for the future.
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