Zafrul: Wage subsidy benefit over 2.6 million workers


Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz - fotoBERNAMA

KUALA LUMPUR: The total wage subsidy approved to employers under the Wage Subsidy Programme starting April 2020 amounted to RM11.93 billion as at Sept 18, 2020, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

He said the initial three-month programme (April, May and June), which had been extended for another three months (July, August and September), had benefited more than 2.6 million employees and 323,583 employers.

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