๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ ๐
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has unveiled PERMAI, the fifth economic stimulus package to date.
Let’s take a look on its details:
๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐
- The first batch will be vaccinated by early March 2021, and the vaccination programme will be implemented in phases over a period of 12 months.
- Government will recruit an ๐๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐,๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐ฅ who will start working at the end of January 2021.
- As announced during Budget 2021, the ๐๐๐-๐๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ to healthcare frontliners and ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ will be ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐.
- Private hospitals have agreed to receive and treat both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients.
- ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ if the foreign worker in red zones who registered under SOCSO.
- The scope for RM1000 tax relief relating to full health screening expenses has now been expanded to also cover COVID-19 screening.
๐๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ก๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ค๐ฒ๐๐ญ (๐๐๐):
- Household Earning <RM5,000: RM300
- Single Category Earning <RM2,000: RM150
- Implementation a ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ค๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ which will provide essential food items worth RM100 for each eligible household.
- ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐๐ฑ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐,๐๐๐ on the purchase of mobile phones, computers and tablets which expired on 31 December 2020, ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐.
- The provision of ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ will be extended until the end of April 2021.
- ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐๐ฑ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง for locally assembled (100% exempted) and imported passenger (50% exempted) vehicles will ๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐.
- PTPTN borrowers who affected by the COVID-19 pandemic or floods are allowed to apply for ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐-๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฒ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ before 31 March 2021.
- ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ ๐.๐ (๐๐๐๐.๐) will be enhanced whereby ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ.
- Eligible employers will receive a wage subsidy of RM600 for each of their employee earning less than RM4,000, ๐ฆ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฌ.
- For those who suffered loss of employment during the MCO are now eligible to apply for the ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐% ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฒ for a period of 3 months.
๐๐ซ๐ข๐ก๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ (๐๐๐)
- Traders and hawkers in Sabah: RM 1000
- SMEs in the MCO states: RM 1000
- SMEs in other states: RM 500
- ๐๐ง๐-๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ to tourist guides and drivers of taxis, school buses, tour buses, rental cars and e-hailing vehicles.
- Special deduction period for rental deduction will be extended until 30 June 2021.
๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ:
- Specific sectors: 10% (January to March 2021)
- Domestic and non-domestic: at a rate of RM 0.02 per kilowatt-hour (January to June 2021)
- ๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ are eligible for a ๐ญ๐๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง based on their gross business income or aggregate income.
- Allocation of RM200 million for ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐๐ฌ across the nation.
- Allocation of RM300 million for implementation of the ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐-๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง
