Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Sunday the $11.9 billion wage subsidy scheme supporting 1.7 million workers will not continue after September. He’s also taken the wage subsidy extension. He, like many business owners, doesn’t know what September will bring when the wage subsidy extension runs out. The cultural repercussions will be quite serious.”supplied TCB owner Ben Wiggins hasn't taken the wage subsidy extension, but said it should be extended further for industries hit hardestIn Ohakune Ben Wiggins, owner of TCB Ski and Board shop, hasn’t taken the wage subsidy extension but the first subsidy helped significantly. But he said the wage subsidy should be extended further, particularly to sectors which rely on the borders being open.

Source: Stuff July 09, 2020 21:28 UTC