Solidarity Budget: Key announcements from DPM Heng Swee Keat's ministerial statement

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced a third round of Covid-19 relief measures in Parliament on Monday (April 6). The latest relief packages are meant to help businesses, workers and households tide through the “circuit breaker” period.

Watch his speech here:

SOLIDARITY BUDGET: KEY ANNOUNCEMENTS

All Singaporeans above 21 years old to receive additional one-off cash payment of S$300, taking total to S$600  Higher wage subsidies, extended rental waivers, foreign worker levy rebate among moves to help firms, employees  Govt widens criteria to allow more freelancers to automatically qualify for income relief S$5.1b third relief package to require another S$4b draw on past reserves

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