Influx from mainland China should boost city’s troubled finances; Chief Executive rules out 3+3 measure for arrivals, sticks by zero Covid-19 policy.
Macao government
Government will continue to give MOP 10,000 to permanent residents and MOP 6,000 to temporary residents in 2023; city’s ‘birth subsidy’ will give each parent MOP 5,418 for every baby born next year.
Next year’s budget increases by five per cent but no salary increase for civil servants; Macao’s financial reserve in September down by 2.95% to MOP 562.9 billion.
Next year’s budget for public welfare measures will cost local government about MOP 20.9 billion.
Three separate stimulus packages have helped keep the city, which is largely dependent on gaming and tourism, on its feet.
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak sets out government position during public consultation attended by 200 residents.
New law considers punishment of individuals who commit acts against national security, even outside Macao.
Some cultural facilities remain closed, while anti-virus measures such as crowd control and mask wearing remain in force.
Ho Iat Seng and four of the city’s five secretaries all in Guangzhou today to discuss bilateral collaboration.
