Covid payment support changes passed under urgency

Covid payment support changes passed under urgency
Ian Llewellyn
Covid lockdown support payments passed into law last night cover a loss of revenue over a seven-day period and not 14 days as originally outlined in December.The law puts in place support for affected businesses if there is a resurgence of covid-19 and alert levels lift from level one. Its passage followed the recent community cases in Auckland and changes in lockdown alert levels.The scheme as announced in December covered a revenue drop of 30 percent over 14 days. Finance Minister Grant Robertson said last night that this would now be calcula...

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