SINGAPORE - As part of the support package in this year's Budget to help businesses weather the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, rental waivers will be given to eligible stallholders of hawker centres and markets, as well as commercial tenants.
Commercial tenants in other government-owned or managed facilities will be provided with half a month's worth of rental waivers. These include facilities owned or managed by agencies such as the Housing Board, People's Association, National Parks Board, JTC, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Singapore Tourism Board and Sentosa Development Corporation.
He said:"It has been visibly quieter since January, when the first cases of the coronavirus were announced. Many people are staying home and not coming out."