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Government Resolution No. 28/2020 approving Short-term Measures to Mitigate the Impacts of the Economic Crisis Resulting from the Covid-19 Pandemic in the context of the Economic Recovery Plan.

Country/Territory
Timor-Leste
Document type
Regulation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
General
Keyword
Social protection Public health Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Financing Public private partnership (PPP)
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
This Government Resolution enters into force the day after its publication.
Abstract

This Government Resolution approves, under article 115 of the Constitution of the Republic, the following short-term measures to mitigate the economic and social impacts of the crisis caused by the pandemic of COVID-19: a) Assignment of a specific set of food and personal hygiene goods essential items, called “basic basket”, or, alternatively, of a shopping voucher attached to the corresponding goods to be granted to all citizens or residents in Timor-Leste; b) Support for companies and other employers in the private sector, through the creation of a monthly subsidy of a monetary nature; c) Exemption from the duty to pay social contributions by employers, related to the portion they are responsible for, for a period of six months; d) Support for workers in the informal sector, through the creation of a subsidy to be granted to self-employed workers and all the informal labor workers who are not yet registered with Social Security, etc.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.legis-palop.org