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Taiwan unveils NT$34.56 billion COVID-19 subsidy plan Taipei, May 26 (CNA) Taiwan's National Development Council (NDC) laid out a new NT$34.56 billion (US$1.17 billion) COVID-19 relief plan on Thursday, which would provide government subsidies to 899,000 individuals and several industries affected by the current COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan. A large portion of the funding -- NT$33.27 billion - will cover the costs of subsidizing hard-hit industries and unemployed workers or those put on unpaid leave or shorter working hours, NDC chief Kung Ming-hsin (龔明鑫) said at a press conference after a weekly Cabinet meeting. The hard-hit industries include food and...
