Special help likely for tourism and events sectors: PM

Special help likely for tourism and events sectors: PM
Pattrick Smellie
The government is still considering special assistance for parts of the economy, such as international tourist services and large events companies, which are unlikely to be able to restart operations even when the country moves to alert level 2 or 1. "We always said we want to keep monitoring the impact on different sectors and I would say tourism is the very obvious one," Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said at her post-Cabinet press conference today. She then singled out "those who work in large events." "Let's not forget they were among ...

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