Retail, F&B, nightlife operators find Budget measures wanting
Singapore
SOME small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the hard-hit retail, food and beverage (F&B) and nightlife sectors say they find that Singapore's Budget 2021 falls short of its promise to help them "emerge stronger together" from the pandemic.
While retail and food services are among the sectors that will benefit from a S$700 million extension of the Jobs Support Scheme (JSS), nightlife establishments will not get any targeted help in the latest Budget.
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