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SINGAPORE — They prepare, cook and wait but at the end of the day, they have to throw away more food than usual because people are staying away from hawker centres and crowds during the Covid-19 outbreak.
Others grit their teeth and soldier on, because they have survived hardships before and will just roll with this one like before. Some experienced ones cope financially by cutting down on bulk orders of food stock and ingredients to take in just enough until they run out. Some have to forgo their pay.
Many are just simply grateful that, temporarily, the Government has given them a small mercy: A rental waiver for one month so that they do not have to worry about paying rent when earnings have taken a hit.
On Tuesday (Feb 18) when the Budget statement was announced, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said that hawker centres managed by the National Environmental Agency (NEA) will have their rental fees waived for a month, with a minimum waiver of S$200.
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