Speech by Ms Grace Fu, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth at the Supplementary Budget Debate 2020
The livelihoods of many Singaporeans in the arts, culture and sports sectors have been badly affected by COVID-19. Arts and sporting events, and CCAs, were cancelled or postponed even before the new circuit breaker measures that take effect today, 7 April. To deal with this unprecedented crisis, the government has introduced additional measures to protect livelihoods, help businesses overcome immediate challenges, and strengthen economic and social resilience. $55 million has been set aside for an Arts & Culture Resilience Package (ACRP) as part of the Resilience Budget. We will