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王瑞杰：110亿元“应对冠病坚韧配套” 保护公共健康、支援工友、企业
副总理兼财政部长王瑞杰，于今日下午（16日）发表2021年财政预算案声明。他称为了建设更坚韧的新加坡，政府拨款110亿元，用于“应对冠病坚韧配套”（COVID-19 Resilience Package）。
配套下三管齐下：第一，给予公共卫生所需的支援，保护公共健康及安全地重启经济。
其二，支持有需要的工友和企业。
以及为仍在面对压力的特定领域，提供支援。
在应对冠病坚韧配套”下，政府拨出48亿元用在公共卫生及安全重启经济措施。
他也指出，去年我国整体预算赤字达到649亿元，占我国国内生产总值的13.9%，乃开国以来最高。
在去年疫情影响下，政府耗资将近1000亿元协助国人、企业渡过难关。
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