Excluded from stimulus package: E-hailing drivers disappointed


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 27 Feb 2020

PETALING JAYA: E-hailing drivers are disappointed after the stimulus package worth RM20bil announced by the government to help cushion the effects of the Covid-19 outbreak did not recognise them as part of the tourism industry.

"We are disappointed because e-hailing drivers were not deemed as those depending on the tourism industry, and thus do not fall into the category that is eligible for the one-off financial aid of RM600.

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