Third Stimulus Package Malaysia 2020
Release of the prihatin rakyat economic stimulus package in light of the ongoing covid 19 outbreak in malaysia on 6 april 2020 prime minister tan sri muhyiddin yassin announced the 3rd prihatin package worth rm10 billion.
Third stimulus package malaysia 2020. Malaysians heaved a huge sigh of relief when the rm250 billion economic stimulus package was rolled out recently. Government will provide a one off cash incentive of rm600 in april 2020 to taxi drivers tour bus drivers tour guides and trishaw drivers who are active and registered since 31 december 2019. Increased funding for vaccinations.
This package is a response to the recent outbreak of covid 19 which was responsible for closure of cities shut down of factories and restrictions on travel in. The package is anchored on 3 strategies namely mitigating the impact of covid 19 spurring rakyat centric economic growth and promoting quality investment. The incentive will benefit almost 29 000 taxi drivers 6 000 tour bus drivers and 17 000 tour guides and trishaw drivers.
Malaysia has now issued over 290 billion ringgit us 67 billion worth of incentives since february 2020. Economic stimulus package esp 2020 the interim prime minister tun dr mahathir mohamad unveiled a strategic economic package worth rm 20 billion on 27 february 2020. More aid for the unemployed the hungry and those facing eviction.
Additional support for small businesses states and local governments. The prihatin economic stimulus package esp was unveiled by the prime minister on 27 march 2020 the prihatin package will provide immediate assistance to lessen the burden of all especially those who are affected during the covid 19 pandemics. And also given that there are so many uncertainties of forecasts around the spread of the disease and the state of our economy a third round of stimulus package is.
This stimulus package provides an array of tax incentives financial support for businesses and wage subsidies. Malaysia issued its latest stimulus package on june 9 2020 valued at 35 billion ringgit us 8 1 billion. Prime minister tan sri muhyiddin yassin has unveiled a special stimulus package worth rm10bil aimed at small and medium sized enterprises smes in a bid to soften the impact of the.