Items filtered by date: Monday, 27 April 2020

DILI:The government of Timor-Leste has approved a $500 a month wage subsidy for formal workers as part of a “short-term intervention” to  address the economic impact of the coronavirus.

Under the decree – put forward by the Minister of Social Solidarity and Inclusion, Armanda Berta dos Santos – the government will provide $100 a month, for each household whose income does not exceed US$500.