KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Tourist guides, as well as taxi and bus drivers will be receiving a one-off financial assistance of RM500 involving an allocation of RM66mil under the Permai assistance package. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the assistance would cover 14,000 tourist guides as well as 118,000 drivers of taxis, school buses, rental cars and e-hailing vehicles. Apart from that, he said excise duty and sales tax exemption for the purpose of transfer, disposal and for private use of taxis provided the vehicle is owned for seven years, has been reduced to five years effective Jan 1 to Dec 31 2021. He made the announcement when presenting the Permai assistance package, which was carried live via television and social media platforms on Monday (Jan 18).