S1E48: Over $5.5B to be paid out under Jobs Support Scheme from Oct 29: The Big Story Ep 48

Oct 22, 2020

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The Big Story Ep 48: Over $5.5B to be paid out under Jobs Support Scheme from Oct 29

8:56 mins

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story.

Over $5.5 billion under the Jobs Support Scheme will be paid out to more than 140,000 employers from Oct 29, to help them retain their workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic. With this latest round of payouts, the total amount disbursed under the scheme will exceed $21.5 billion.

The Big Story hosts Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay speak with the CEO of the Singapore Business Federation Ho Meng Kit as he weighs in on the extent to which the scheme has helped businesses.

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Produced and edited by: ST Video team and Muhammad Firmann

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