MATTA calls for relief efforts for industry in Budget 2021


PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) has called on the government to act boldly and decisively in Budget 2021, which will be tabled next Friday, to bolster the ailing tourism industry.

MATTA president Datuk Tan Kok Liang said the tourism industry would be fragile and sensitive in the coming years caused by the Covid-19 fallout.

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