Singapore to disburse S$400mil in jobs support payouts to 24,400 employers from Dec 31

More than $28 billion of support will have been disbursed under the Jobs Support Scheme with this payout. - ST FILE

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): About 24,400 employers will receive wage support payouts totalling more than S$400 million from Dec 31 under the Jobs Support Scheme (JSS).

These payouts will support the wages of more than 380,000 local employees, the Ministry of Finance and the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) said in a joint statement on Tuesday (Dec 21).