Low-income local staff members, those who have resigned, were laid off, put on part-time or unpaid leave in 2020, the self-employed, and business operators will be eligible for the one time subsidy.
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Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said on Monday that the way the government will give residents its annual “wealth-sharing” handout next year would depend on their views and the development of the COVID-19 pandemic, but he reaffirmed that the government would continue sharing the city’s wealth with residents in cash if “everybody” prefers it that way.
The Macau Service Sector Employees General Association said in a statement on Monday that over 96% of the respondents of a survey that it carried out recently said that they support the government’s decision to run a vocational training subsidy scheme during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The subsidy scheme aimed to encourage residents to take language proficiency examinations to achieve a specific level.
The government expects to spend MOP 405 million on its annual medical subsidy programme – informally known as medical vouchers – this year, Executive Council (ExCo) spokesman Leong Heng Teng said late last week.
Social Security Fund (FSS) President Ip Peng Kin announced on Monday that the fund is proposing an increase in various pensions and subsidies effective in July. According to Ip, the fund proposed on Monday that the old-age pension and disability pension be raised by 5.35 percent, from 3,180 to 3,350 patacas per month, while the […]