Finance chief Lei Wai Nong tells legislators that the measure was an extraordinary one, only designed to relieve financial difficulties faced by residents during the pandemic.
consumption card
Chief Executive says government still mulling how relief will be distributed, acknowledges unemployment situation is ‘very serious’.
Chief Executive laments Macao continues to suffer the effects of Covid-19 and poor visitor numbers, rising unemployment and declining birth rate.
Government has yet to apply to the Legislative Council for budgetary allocations; consumption card amount has not been revealed yet.