主持人:Peter Lewis
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Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan announced yesterday a budget to stabilise the economy, containing HK$120bn of counter cyclical measures. But the level of sweeteners at HK$80 billion this year, is 33% lower than last year’s HK$120 billion. The budget deficit is forecast to be a record HK$257.6 billion this year. That’s less than the government’s previous forecast of HK$300bn.
25/02/2021 - 8:08am Business and Market Discussion
Personal Wealth Advisor, Enzio von Pfeil, thinks that the measures contained in Hong Kong’s 2021-22 budget are "band-aids" but not a real cure for an economy affected by the pandemic.
Samuel Faveur Chief Executive Officer at Mandarin Capital laments that the budget is not efficient enough as the measures introduced lean towards corporates and is rather weak on the social aspect.
Kenneth Wong, Tax Partner at PwC Hong Kong thinks that the new unemployment loan scheme is unlikely to work and believes that more follow up plans and execution detail will be needed.
主持人:Peter Lewis
In his first 24 hours as President, Joe Biden has issued 25 executive orders to unwind some of the Trump agenda of the last four years. These include orders for the US to rejoin the World Health Organisation, the Paris Climate Accord, a commitment to racial equality, a "100-day masking challenge" to promote the wearing of face masks across the US, and an order overturning Donald Trump's travel ban. He also signed another 10 orders Thursday to boost the fight against Covid. He vowed to prioritise the "four overlapping and compounding crises" of COVID-19, the economy, climate change and racial inequality.
22/01/2021 - 8:09am Business and Market Discussion
22/01/2021 - 8:24am View from mainland China