Employers and unions have called on the government to extend the current coronavirus support package to the end of the year and have urged officials to start work on a national recovery plan. The plan, the VNO- NCW employers group and FNV trade union confederation say, should include a commitment not to increase taxes for the next 2.5 years and a moratorium on cost-cutting drives. The recovery plan should be completed by June 1 and cover the next 2.5 years.
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