Monday, 16 Mar 2020 03:45 PM MYTPKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks to reporters during a press conference at the party’s headquarters in Petaling Jaya March 13, 2020. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Anwar, who is a former deputy prime minister and also former finance minister, said there was an urgent need for the government to take bold steps to further stimulate the economy and provide a strong social safety net for those bound to be affected the most. Anwar said the economic stimulus package to tackle Covid-19 was finalised by then finance minister Lim Guan Eng and announced by the federal government before the second wave of Covid-19, noting that these initiatives now need a further extension to ensure that businesses, especially small and medium enterprises , are able to weather the crisis.
“Building on the measures in the existing stimulus, the Ministry of Finance should increase Bantuan Sara Hidup payment for May 2020 and consider additional one-off cash payments for all BSH-eligible households.
What will the be the ceiling for ministers apposed to b40 group. I've got an idea about how it'll work out but better not say. Only at the end of the day b40 get peanuts
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