Govt channels RM20.94bil for wage subsidy programme as at July 29


Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz — Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has channelled a total of RM20.936 billion to 357,929 employers through the Wage Subsidy Programme (PSU) as at July 29, 2022, to maintain the employment of 2.96 million local workers.

Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the effort was aimed at reducing the unemployment rate among Malaysian workers.

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