SPENDING under the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (Sara) assistance scheme reached RM4.8bil in the domestic market last year with 99% of recipients using the cashless aid via their identity cards, says Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
The Finance Minister II said of the RM5bil allocated for monthly Sara assistance under the Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) programme, nearly 5.6 million recipients used their MyKad to purchase essential goods at registered premises.
