The government will increase the amount it pays to companies to cover salaries of employees who have been put on reduced hours, as it fights to lessen the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on the economy. The government said it would temporarily cover up to 86% of wage and labour tax costs for workers who were partially laid off.
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