The Covid-19 wage subsidy scheme should be kept available for businesses that can make a case for it, a business leader says. READ MORE:* Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirms wage subsidy to end in September* Covid-19: Understanding the extension of the Government's wage subsidy scheme* Coronavirus: Prime Minister does not appear keen to extend wage subsidy past September“The issue of business failure hasn’t been talked about enough. “It’s not as simple as saying businesses need the wage subsidy or businesses need an interest free loan,” she said. Ardern confirmed on Sunday the wage subsidy scheme, already extended to September, would not continue. “We've clearly signalled that a wage subsidy is not something that can continue on in the never-never,” she said.

Source: Stuff July 07, 2020 05:26 UTC