Over a million micro-entrepreneurs benefited from GKP payments since Covid-19 pandemic hit, says Tengku Zafrul


KUALA LUMPUR: A total of RM6.08bil has benefited more than a million micro-entrepreneurs through four series of Prihatin Special Grant (GKP) payments since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country, saya Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

He said that the latest series of GKP payment, which is GKP 4.0, has involved financial implications of RM1bil, of which the first phase of payments started being credited to recipients’ bank accounts on Tuesday (Sept 21).

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