《预算案》陈茂波:防疫抗疫基金纾困措施涉逾3,000亿元 对本地生产总值支持高於5%
财政司司长陈茂波发表新一份财政预算案,他指出政府的首要工作是遏止疫情,让工商百业及市民大众生活恢复正常。政府去年1月成立由行政长官亲自领导的高层次督导委员会暨指挥中心,务求尽快按疫情发展制订相关策略和措施,以达至清零的目标。感谢参与抗疫的人士,包括医护人员和配合政府防疫措施的企业和市民。他会继续在资源上全力配合抗疫工作。
他指出政府致力加强监测检测力度。为尽早发现社区中的患者并中断传播链,目前透过不同渠道,每天可为最多约10万名市民收集样本进行检测,而现时香港公私营化验所每天的实际检测量已超过10万次。
陈茂波指政府从「防疫抗疫基金」中拨款47亿元支持医院管理局的抗疫工作,确保前线医护人员得到足够的支援和保障。政府亦额外拨款30.44亿元,主要让医管局设置及营运位於亚洲国际博览馆的社区治疗设施及北大屿山医院香港感染控制中心。该两项设施分别於去年8月和本月底分阶段投入服务。
陈茂波指政府已预留超过84亿元用於采购及接种新冠病毒疫苗,目标是在今年内为大部分香港市民免费接种。疫苗接种计划已於昨天启动,五个组别的市民获安排优先接种。政府亦会在本月底向立法会财务委员会申请拨款10亿元,设立疫苗保障基金。
他指出成立「防疫抗疫基金」是为提升香港应对疫情的能力和向受疫情重创的行业和市民提供援助。基金的项目和上一份预算案推出的各项纾困措施,共涉及超过3,000亿元,对本地生产总值的支持估计高於5%。
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