Minister promises better aid packages for SMEs
A KK supermarket employee prepares to close shop following the second phase of the MCO, which sees shops limiting their operating hours April 1, 2020. — Picture by Hari Anggara
This positive development will be announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin next week after discussions at the ministry level are brought to the Economic Action Council . Elaborating further, Wan Junaidi said the government would never deny the importance of SMEs, but given the current circumstances the nation is in, the priority is to fight and overcome the Covid-19 pandemic.
“At the same time, the prime minister has ordered for the establishment of a Cabinet committee that will study how to create a balance in resolving both the economic and Covid-19 issues.
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