Tax measures will include a reduction in the rate of contributions to the social
security fund of employers and employees from a rate of 5% to 0.1% of
wages for 3 months (and maintain the same contribution rate of the
government at 2.75% of wages and reduce the contribution…

Delivering “triposha” and other nutritious supplements to the households of
pregnant mothers and infants with nutrition deficiencies.

Transfer of LKR 5000 to 1,798,655 people who are the recipients of the
“samurdhi” allowance (the largest cash-transfer program here) and for
600,339 families who have been identified as recipients of the “samurdhi”
allowance and are in the waiting list.

The KSA mandated an automatic renewal of health insurance cards for 6
months, hence allowing families to make hospitals and clinic visits.

As per Announcement of King Salman of March 30, 2020, all Saudi citizens,
residents, visitors, tourists and illegal immigrants will access testing and
treatment services for Coronavirus for free. The government through the
ministry of health will cover related expenses.

A cash transfer of 5,000-baht ($153) for 3 months will reach 9M (instead of
3M from last week) workers not covered by the Social Security Fund (21.7M
people applied). The total program cost is $4B.

The flagship 4Ps conditional cash transfer program waived the program
conditionalities for the months of February and March, continuing the
provision of full cash grants under the period.

Tax payments for individuals over 65 years old or those with chronic
conditions are postponed until the end of the COVID-19 outbreak.

The self-employed or people earning below the Lower Earnings Limit of
£118 per week can now more easily claim Universal Credit or Contributory
Employment and Support Allowance (Contributory Employment and Support
Allowance will be payable, at a rate of £73.10 a week for…

Monthly budget allocated to 1,003 social assistance and solidarity
foundations who provide social assistance to various disadvantaged groups
was increased from 135 million TL (around $21 million) to 180 million TL
(around $27 million) in total.

On March 20, 2020, schools across the United Kingdom were closed. By
March 31, 2020, the government formally launched a national voucher
scheme to ensure that the 1.3 million eligible school-aged children will
continue to have access to meals during COVID-19-induced school…

Facilitate and accelerate the process to benefit from the Short-term Work Allowance. Short-term Work Allowance provides income support for workers whenever business is slowed down or suspended as a result of a general, sectoral or regional crisis or another coercive condition. The allowance…

Temporary suspension of mortgage payments, fuel duty (for a year), and
suspension of new evictions from social or private rented accommodation

The Turkish government has announced an additional 2 billion Turkish Lira ($300M) for financial aid to families in need according to criteria defined by the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services

For the duration of the outbreak, the requirements of the Universal Credit
Program will be temporarily relaxed for those who have COVID-19 or are
self-isolating according to government advice. People will be able to claim
Universal Credit and access advance payments upfront…

Lowest retirement pension to be increased to 1,500 lira ($232) and holiday bonus for retirees to be paid in April.

The UK would raise its main state-paid benefit. The universal credit standard
allowance for the next 12 months would increase by 1,000 pounds a year,
with the working tax credit basic element rising by the same amount as well.
It is expected that the measures will benefit…

Ethiopia prohibited companies from laying off workers and terminating
employment in measures introduced as part of a state of emergency to stop
the spread of the coronavirus

Tigray State: a moratorium on evictions and reduction of rents by half

The increase in the price of electricity has been suspended for two months

As part of its commitment to mitigate the adverse financial impact of
the lockdown on economic operators, Government is waiving the fees
payable by sellers of vegetables, haberdashery and general merchandise in
markets around the island during the curfew period. For those…

The basis for the subsidy is 50% of the employee’s monthly wages. Minimum support is P 1000. Maximum support is P 2500. The subsidy period commences in April and ends in June 2020. All business sectors are eligible for the subsidy with the exception of the following:

a. Water Supply; b.…

O INSTITUO Nacional de Segurança Social (INSS) vai subsidiar os trabalhadores positivos da Covid-19 com um valor correspondente a 70 por cento do salário médio diário. Segundo o director-geral da instituição, para serem elegíveis, os trabalhadores devem ser contribuintes do sistema de segurança…

(Maintenance of food prices on the local market by strengthening control by the Directorate General for Trade and Competition.)
En ces temps où les offres de produits sont souvent insuffisantes à cause de pratiques commerciales déloyales comme la rétention de produits à des fins de…

La prise en charge, pour les mois d’avril et de mai 2020, des factures d’électricité et d’eau des catégories relevant des tranches dites sociales, à savoir les plus démunies.
Il s’agit aussi de l’exonération de la Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée les factures d’électricité et d’eau, de tous les…