16/02/2021 12:00 (UTC)
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2021
Singapore (Singapore), 16/02/2021.- Office workers use their phones while seated on a ledge in the financial district of Singapore, 16 February 2021. Singapore announced on 16 February its budget for the year under the theme 'Emerging Stronger Together' aimed at helping workers and businesses with the economic fallout from the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Households will receive cash reliefs and rebates for amenities and education costs. Additional wage support will also be given to industries hit hard by the pandemic such as aviation and tourism. The budget is estimated around 11 billion SGD, or 2.2 per cent of the country's GDP. (Singapur, Singapur) EFE/EPA/WALLACE WOON
