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Program Strategik Memperkasa Rakyat & Ekonomi Tambahan By Dato’ Seri Dr Raymond Liew, Entrepreneur Tax Advisor & President of McMillan Woods, a global business advisory network
he economic aid comprises of three objectives: increasing public healthcare capacity, continuing the welfare agenda of the people and supporting business continuity. On 31 May 2021, the government
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announced RM40 billion in economic aid known as Program Strategik Memperkasa Rakyat & Ekonomi Tambahan (Pemerkasa Plus) to assist the people as well as to deal with the economic consequences of the twoweek total lockdown, which began on 1 June 2021.
In addition, this package will also provide support to the healthcare industry during the next phase of the Movement Control Order known as MCO 3.0 to effectively combat the COVID-19 epidemic and maintain the nation’s healthcare system.
OBJECTIVE 1: INCREASING PUBLIC HEALTHCARE CAPACITY
1. RM450 mil allocation to increase bed and ICU capacity for hospitals. 2. RM550mil to support COVID-19 related expenses by various agencies, including medicines, reagents, and contract workers’ appointments. 3. Increasing the service period for more than 14,000 contract medical officers and nurses until 2022. Reappoint over 500 healthcare personnel due to retire this year.
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