Highlights of the Pemerkasa Plus aid package

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Government reveals RM40 billion PEMERKASA+ aid package including RM5 billion direct fiscal injection
Additional RM1 billion allocated to increase public health capacity, including to increase bed capacity and for extension of contract for 14,000 health personnels until 2022.
Government allocates RM2.4 billion for Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat from end-June
- Additional RM500 for households with monthly income of up to RM2,500. Amount to be paid in July, after RM1,000 payment in June.
- Additional RM300 for households with monthly income between RM2,501 and RM5,000
Government launches bus and taxi hire purchase scheme worth RM1 billion
One-month wage subsidy programme worth RM1.5 billion for 2.5 million eligible employees, 200,000 employers
For B40s, eligible SMEs not allowed to operate during the MCO, and those who lost jobs, a three-month automatic loan moratorium or 50% payment reduction for six months is given. It is expected to assist five million borrowers and is worth RM30 billion.