“A Land of Achievers and of Achievements”

And as the world engages on the road to economic recovery, we are now beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel. [...] To this end, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, as well as the Minister of Health and Wellness held extensive consultations with a broad range of stakeholders to establish a calendar as well as the appropriate protocols to ensure the safe and productive opening of our country to the world. [...] We are upholding our support to this sector by: (a) Extending the Wage Assistance and Self-Employed Assistance Scheme to tourism-related companies for the three-month period up to September 2021; (b) Deferring the payment of lease on state lands to June 2022; and (c) Waiving the rental fee of counters by hotels and operators at the airport for the period April to September 2021. [...] To this end, the Invest Hotel Scheme will be amended to: (a) Allow the sale of up to 80% of the units with the possibility for the owner of a room to stay for a maximum of 6 months annually; and (b) Reduce the minimum selling price of a standalone villa from USD 500,000 to USD 375,000. [...] Government will provide a seed capital of Rs 1 billion to the Mauritius Institute of Biotechnology for the setting up of a manufacturing plant for the local production of COVID-19 vaccines and other pharmaceutical products.