MATTA: Second stimulus package fails to protect tourism SMEs


PETALING JAYA: The second economic stimulus package announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has failed to address the key issue of protecting jobs and helping tourism SMEs, says Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA).

Its president Datuk Tan Kok Liang (pic) said the economic stimulus package failed to meet the needs of tourism enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and has also failed to address problems of employee retention.

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