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SINGAPORE – Restrictions on home businesses (HBB), including those that produce food products, may be eased in time for Hari Raya if the number of community cases of COVID-19 decreases, said Minister in charge of Muslim Affairs, Masagos Zulkifli.
“As my colleague, Minister (for National Development) Lawrence Wong, shared, restrictions on HBBs can be eased by reducing community broadcast numbers. If we all cooperate and remain calm, it will be in time for Hari Raya’s orders, ”Masagos said in a Facebook post on Wednesday (April 29).
“We are making progress, but we need to stay the course,” said the 57-year-old man, who is also Minister of the Environment and Water Resources.
In his post, Masagos responded to concerns raised by many Muslim Malay home food business owners (HBBfs) who have been affected by the authorities’ decision not to allow them to operate during the circuit breaker period if necessary. leave your premises or use third party services to deliver your products.
Singapore’s breaker period, during which companies involved in non-essential services are closed, will end on June 1.
“I understand their frustration, especially for many Malaysian / Muslim HBBfs this period of Ramadan and Hari Raya, as they will have received many orders and their seasonal earnings would have been affected,” he said.
However, Masagos noted that many HBBf operators understand the logic and need for “these painful measures” and “accept that they have to go through this period like everyone else.” He added that this was the impression he received by tuning in to video producer Sujimy Mohamad’s Facebook Live show on Monday.
(IMAGE: Facebook / Masagos Zulkifli)
Help for home food business.
In his post, Masagos also listed three ways the government has been helping HBBf owners.
The first is through various assistance schemes, such as the Temporary Aid Fund (TRF). He added that Thursday would be the last day for people to apply for the fund and that the Singapore Malaysian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SMCCI) would help automatically qualify HBBfs who have registered for TRF.
Second, legal support, in the form of volunteer attorneys providing free legal advice, is provided to HBBf owners who are unable to meet their obligations. Those who need such support can contact these attorneys at [email protected]
Third, SMCCI is collecting data from HBB to better understand the impact of the circuit breaker measures on their earnings, in order to determine how to “provide better support during this difficult and long-term period.”
“This could consist of supporting them in logistics and delivery, and training them for business management. SMCCI will work with (Enterprise Singapore) on how they can support this sector and make it more resilient, “said Masagos.
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