SINGAPORE - Wage supplements of 75 per cent for April and 25 per cent for the next eight months; raising the grant amounts arts companies can apply for; and rental waivers for two months for tenants on properties owned by the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
for tenants on properties owned by the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth .
Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Grace Fu said in Parliament on Tuesday :"Since the onset of Covid-19, we have heard many calls for help from the arts and culture sector. They are worried about their livelihoods and careers, as all events and activities have been cancelled or postponed." Two National Arts Council initiatives were also highlighted by Minister Fu: the Capability Development Grant Scheme for the Arts and a new Digitalisation Fund which aims to support 200 new projects and create more than 1,000 opportunities for arts practitioners.
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