国内英语资讯:China Focus: Government offers bailout, voucher programs to stimulate restaurant industry
<p><span word="SHENYANG">SHENYANG</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 5-- <span word="Huo">Huo</span> <span word="Chunlei">Chunlei</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hotpot">hotpot</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shenyang">Shenyang</span>, <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Liaoning">Liaoning</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="staff">staff</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="reopening">reopening</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="closure">closure</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="control">control</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span>-<span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="resumed">resumed</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="production">production</span>, <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eateries">eateries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reopened">reopened</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="bustling">bustling</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="confined">confined</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="compliance">compliance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span> <span word="prevention">prevention</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p><span word="Huo">Huo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tables">tables</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="dinnertime">dinnertime</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expenses">expenses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="wages">wages</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bailout">bailout</span> <span word="policies">policies</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deferred">deferred</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="premiums">premiums</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="him">him</span> 80,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 11,250 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tiding">tiding</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="together">together</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slew">slew</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shore">shore</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="catering">catering</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>, <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="fees">fees</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Liaoning">Liaoning</span>, <span word="Shandong">Shandong</span>, <span word="Jiangsu">Jiangsu</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Zhejiang">Zhejiang</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="coupons">coupons</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="ranging">ranging</span> <span word="from">from</span> 10 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="to">to</span> 100 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="dining">dining</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p>
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