The government has allocated RM100mil in the form of funding facilities and financial assistance to help the more than 8, 000 people in the local arts and creative industry affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the allocation included incentives for the production of works and digital content; career opportunities; skills development programmes; contributions under the Social Security Organisation (Socso) as well as the procurement of products for the purpose of production on TV, radio as well as the composition of songs.