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Bahrain’s government will spend $570 million in salaries for 100,000 private-sector workers from April to June to help with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, the labour ministry said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The government will also pay electricity and water bills for all Bahraini citizens and businesses and will extend some tax breaks on properties and tourism, it said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The initiative is part of a $11 billion stimulus package announced by the government for the private sector to mitigate the impact on the economy from the outbreak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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