The government is providing several forms of financial assistance to address the economic impacts of COVID-19, including a RM622 million electrical rebate program, postponing MARA education and business loans by 3 months, and providing RM400 monthly allowances for frontline healthcare workers. The government is also regulating SOPs and opening economic sectors gradually to avoid business collapse while breaking the chain of COVID-19 transmission. Challenges include outdated databases, non-compliance with SOPs by some companies and sectors not receiving subsidies.
The government is providing several forms of financial assistance to address the economic impacts of COVID-19, including a RM622 million electrical rebate program, postponing MARA education and business loans by 3 months, and providing RM400 monthly allowances for frontline healthcare workers. The government is also regulating SOPs and opening economic sectors gradually to avoid business collapse while breaking the chain of COVID-19 transmission. Challenges include outdated databases, non-compliance with SOPs by some companies and sectors not receiving subsidies.
The government is providing several forms of financial assistance to address the economic impacts of COVID-19, including a RM622 million electrical rebate program, postponing MARA education and business loans by 3 months, and providing RM400 monthly allowances for frontline healthcare workers. The government is also regulating SOPs and opening economic sectors gradually to avoid business collapse while breaking the chain of COVID-19 transmission. Challenges include outdated databases, non-compliance with SOPs by some companies and sectors not receiving subsidies.
• The goverment give subsisdies of all eletrical consumption which equivalent RM622 million Postponement of MARA loan
• Postponement of MARA education loans and business of
3 months
• Maximum of 30% Special discount for entrepreneur
Special allowance for healtcare workers/ frontiners
• RM400 monthy given for the doctors and frontliners to
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