KITA PRIHATIN

Under the KITA PRIHATIN package, new applications and appeals were being perused and cross-checked by the IRB and local authorities.

The government is studying the feasibility of the re-implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) or other consumption tax models.

Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the decision was made after considering the economic and health factors.

The government, which allocated RM2 billion for the PENJANA SME Financing scheme, has approved financing worth RM965.5 million as of Oct 30.

A total of RM12.16 billion in wage subsidy under the Wage Subsidy Programme (PSU) had been approved as of Oct 30, 2020, benefitting more than 322,284 employers and 2.639 million employees.

Budget 2021 will ensure that the business and economic sectors continue to be driven through various specific measures, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

The government intends to amend the schedule of the Temporary Measures for Government Financing Act (Coronvirus disease 2019) to raise the ceiling of the COVID-19 Fund by RM20 billion to RM65 billion.

The government has adopted a prudent approach in spending, especially in terms of operating expenses, while at the same time optimising its income from investments and government-owned companies.

The government, as expected, will embark on an expansionary budget to ensure the rakyat's prosperity, business continuity and economic resilience in these unprecedented times.

PSU 2.0, a financial assistance paid to employers of every enterprise under the KITA PRIHATIN Package, is still open for applications.

The 2021 budget, to be tabled on Nov 6, will be centered on four main thrusts, including targeted support for economic vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The government may consider consolidating its direct cash assistance to the rakyat, particularly after Budget 2021, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.

The government will implement several initiatives and additional assistance under the RM10 billion PRIHATIN Supplementary Initiative Package (KITA PRIHATIN).

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.