Tonga Gov't rolls out support payments for informal sector [1]
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 - 22:13
The Tongan Government is rolling out business recovery support payments to those in the informal sector, who have suffered financial losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Trade and Economic Development today, the payout is under phase 3 of the Business Recovery Support: COVID-19 Assistance program. Information on the value of the payouts was not released
The program is part of a range of measures to help businesses avert serious financial loss created by the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Only those who applied for assistance from the informal sector will be contacted by the Ministry of Finance to receive payouts at this stage.
More announcements will be made soon.