Virus Outbreak: Extend relief programs, business group saysPOLICYMAKING: The General Chamber of Commerce called for a balanced economic development approach, with services and manufacturing accorded the same careBy Crystal Hsu / Staff reporterThe government should extend relief programs by another three months for all businesses other than urban hotels and travel agencies that continue to struggle due to the nation’s border controls, the General Chamber of Commerce (全國商業總會) said yesterday. General Chamber of Commerce chairman Lai Cheng-yi, left, speaks at a news conference in Taipei yesterday as vice chairman Paul Hsu looks on. It is time the government adopts a balanced economic development approach that would take care of all, he added. “A balanced approach is urgent and critical as the virus outbreak is reshaping people’s behavior... Some jobs might be lost forever and policy directions are badly needed to help companies transform and survive,” Lai said.

Source: Taipei Times July 03, 2020 15:56 UTC