Tengku Zafrul: Govt agrees to extend one-off RM300 payment for all frontliners including police, army

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has agreed to extend a one-off payment to all frontliners battling Covid-19, says Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

"Throughout the debates, I have listened to the proposals of MPs to extend the special aid to other frontliners, who are also serving with dedication and commitment.

"The government has agreed to extend the special one-off payment of RM300 to other frontliners," he told Dewan Rakyat when winding up his ministerial replies on Budget 2021 on Thursday (Nov 26).

He said the RM300 special one-off payment will be made to frontliners such as the police, army, Rela and those coming under the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma).

When the budget was announced on Nov 6, Tengku Zafrul said that a special one-off payment of RM500 would be given to Health Ministry's frontliners.

Tengku Zafrul also announced that a RM50 special incentive under the e-Belia aid for youths, aged between 18 and 20, would be increased to RM100.

He said the payments will be credited into e-wallets.

He said the e-Belia incentive would also be extended to include some 1.1 million students from institutions of higher learning who are above 20 years old.

He noted the earlier e-Belia incentive would have benefitted some 1.5 million youths.