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Wage subsidies needed to keep people in work in virus outbreak

Government expects to announce more details about its response later this week.

Brent Edwards Mon, 09 Mar 2020

BusinessNZ is urging the government to announce an economic package by the end of the week laying out its response to Covid-19 coronavirus.

The business lobby’s chief executive, Kirk Hope, said wage subsidies should be part of any response in an effort to keep people in work.

“People have

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Brent Edwards Mon, 09 Mar 2020
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