Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po at a press conference on February 24 after delivering the budget, which includes HK$5,000 in consumption coupons for every Hongkonger. Photo: Sam Tsang
Opinion
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Inside Out
Coronavirus pandemic budgets: the best relief measure would be to take the brake off the economy
- The global recession is the result of lockdowns that need not be the norm in places, such as Hong Kong, where Covid-19 is not a dire threat
- Governments are wrestling with handouts when the focus should be on mass vaccination, and testing and travel protocols to boost the economy
Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po at a press conference on February 24 after delivering the budget, which includes HK$5,000 in consumption coupons for every Hongkonger. Photo: Sam Tsang
