MPs urge more help for firms amid Covid-19 outbreak
Many want longer duration of aid as well as faster disbursal of assistance; there are also calls to support construction firms and healthcare workers
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SUPPORT for firms amid the Covid-19 outbreak was the main theme of the Budget debate's second day. Of the 23 Members of Parliament (MPs) who took the floor, more than half lauded current efforts but asked if more can be done.
Many asked for a longer duration of help. Foo Mee Har asked if the three months of 8 per cent wage offsets in the Jobs Support Scheme could increase to six months of 12 per cent offsets.
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