SMEs request tax reductions, cash grants amid Covid-19, survey reveals


The findings reveal that sales and cash flow are the two most pressing concerns among service-based SMEs during this period.

PETALING JAYA: A survey of service-based small-medium enterprises (SME) has suggested that a reduction in government taxes and cash grants for workers would be of most help to their business.

The finding is based on two rounds of surveys on 97 service-based SMEs by home services site Recommend my, conducted before and one week after the implementation of the movement control order (MCO).

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