Fortitude Budget to help create new jobs and traineeships
Singapore
JOBS will be a key part of the fourth Covid-19 support package, said Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat on Monday.
The supplementary measures to be announced on Tuesday will create new jobs, while traineeships and other opportunities will be established for those completing their post-secondary education this year. It will also give assistance to workers who want to upskill, Mr Heng said in a Facebook post.
The government had previously rolled out support for jobs under the Jobs Support Scheme, which subsidises 75 per cent of wages for April and May on the first S$4,600 of a worker's gross monthly pay, and at least 25 pe…
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