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Small businesses ask for ramp-up in relief measures

Four trade groups plead for more help, saying embattled businesses are burdened by revenue loss, and ability to sustain jobs and afford rentals

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Annabeth Leow

Annabeth Leow

Published Wed, Jul 21, 2021 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    DESPERATE small businesses have called for a ramp-up in relief measures, as Singapore headed into its third pandemic-era ban on dining-in.

    Without help, the consumer sector will hit its breaking point, its representatives warned on Wednesday.

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