Friday, February 17, 2012

Singapore to help small, medium firms adjust to changes

Singapore is introducing measures to help small and medium enterprises “restructure, attract local workers and grow,” Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said in a budget speech in Parliament today, reported Bloomberg.
 
Employers will receive a special employment credit for their Singaporean workers who are above 50 and earning up to $3,000 a month, he said. Those earning between $3,000 and $,4000 will receive a lower employment credit.
 
The plan will cover almost 350,000 workers and provide employers with benefits of about $470 million a year, Shanmugaratnam said.
 

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