国际英语资讯:S. African president announces 500-bln-rand COVID-19 plan
<p><span word="JOHANNESBURG">JOHANNESBURG</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 21-- <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Cyril">Cyril</span> <span word="Ramaphosa">Ramaphosa</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> 500 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="rand">rand</span> (26.3 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="devoted">devoted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="stimulus">stimulus</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="announcing">announcing</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="R">R</span>500 <span word="billion">billion</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="around">around</span> 10% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span>," <span word="Ramaphosa">Ramaphosa</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="address">address</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> 20 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="rand">rand</span> (1.05 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="would">would</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>, 100 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="rand">rand</span> (5.27 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 2 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="rand">rand</span> (105.3 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="SMEs">SMEs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spaza">spaza</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="introducing">introducing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="R">R</span>200 <span word="billion">billion</span> (10.5 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="loan">loan</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="banks">banks</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Treasury">Treasury</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Reserve">Reserve</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="operational">operational</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="salaries">salaries</span>, <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="suppliers">suppliers</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>. <span word="Measures">Measures</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="VAT">VAT</span> <span word="refunds">refunds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="deferrals">deferrals</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 70 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="rand">rand</span> (3.7 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="flow">flow</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="payments">payments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span>, <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="Ramaphosa">Ramaphosa</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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