PM says govt will discuss request for automatic loan repayment moratorium


Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. -Bernamapic

PETALING JAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob says the government will discuss the request for an automatic moratorium for repayment of bank loans to help ease the plight of the rakyat affected by the pandemic.

"The government is aware of the situation faced by the rakyat and will try to assist as best as possible," he said when responding to a supplementary question raised by Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan (BN-Pontian) in the Dewan Rakyat Tuesday (Sept 14).

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