Go back to zero base, economist tells govt
PETALING JAYA: The government has a price to pay for imposing a total lockdown and must go back to zero-base of its expenditure to see what it can afford to cut, says economist Tan Sri Lin See Yan.
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PETALING JAYA: The government has a price to pay for imposing a total lockdown and must go back to zero-base of its expenditure to see what it can afford to cut, says economist Tan Sri Lin See Yan.
PETALING JAYA: Standard operating procedures (SOPs) and other measures relating to the full lockdown from June 1 to 14 are expected to be revealed at a joint briefing by Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
PETALING JAYA: To cushion the economic fallout from the two-week nationwide lockdown, Pakatan Harapan has called for a bank loan moratorium and cash assistance for the B40 and M40 groups.
PETALING JAYA: All construction work will not be allowed to operate during the nationwide total lockdown starting Tuesday (June 1), says Senior Minister (Works) Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.
PETALING JAYA: Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has had it up to here, and scolded Malaysians for taking to the road in large numbers just two days before the nationwide total lockdown takes effect.