Friday, February 28, 2020

The RM20 Billion Economic Stimulus Package

The Malaysian Government will introduce the 2020 Economic Stimulus Package to ensure economic risks associated with the outbreak are effectively.Various strategies have been formulated to ensure that Malaysian economy remains on strong foundations.

Malaysia Government today revealed a RM20 billion package of tax reliefs and subsidies to stimulate the economy hit by the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. In his speech today, Interim Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Malaysia's stimulus package is anchored on three strategies namely mitigating impact of Covid-19, spurring rakyat centric economic growth and promoting quality investments. 




For instance, to help ease the burden of companies affected by the virus, Bank Negara Malaysia will provide a special relief facility worth RM2 billion, particularly in the form of working capital for small and medium enterprises at an interest rate of 3.75%. Bank Simpanan Nasional will also allocate a RM200 million in microcredit facility offering an interest rate of 4% to affected businesses.
In addition, the approval process for existing loan funds will be further streamlined such as Bank Pembangunan’s tourism infrastructure fund of RM1.5 billion.

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