{"id":3396,"date":"2020-04-21T20:03:01","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T12:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=3396"},"modified":"2020-04-21T20:03:01","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T12:03:01","slug":"1-5-million-epf-i-lestari-applications-approved-tengku-zafrul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=3396","title":{"rendered":"1.5 million EPF i-Lestari applications approved &#8211; Tengku Zafrul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR,\u00a0April 21 &#8211; As at April 17, 1.5 million out of a total of 2.8 million applications for withdrawal from the Employees Provident Fund\u2019s (EPF) i-Lestari facility for May have been approved, involving withdrawals amounting to RM702 million, says Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.<\/p>\n<p>Under the scheme, EPF contributors may withdraw RM500 a month for 12 months from their Account 2, with total withdrawals estimated to reach RM40 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Writing about the second report on\u00a0the implementation of the Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package by LAKSANA (Economic Stimulus Implementation and Coordination Unit Between National Agencies) on his Facebook page, Tengku Zafrul expressed hope the withdrawals could help ease contributors\u2019 burden as the country faces\u00a0economic difficulties due to the COVID-19 outbreak.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 mt-4 px-sm-0 px-md-5 px-lg-15 text-dark text-justify\">\n<p>\u201cI take this opportunity to announce that the Employer Advisory Services (EAS) programme under the EPF will open for applications from April 24,\u00a02020,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 mt-4 px-sm-0 px-md-5 px-lg-15 text-dark text-justify\">\n<p>The scheme provides options\u00a0for eligible small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to defer payments of employer contributions\u00a0to the EPF.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope employers will get the necessary support from the EPF to enable them to resume business operations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 mt-4 px-sm-0 px-md-5 px-lg-15 text-dark text-justify\">\n<p>The government, he said, expects the EAS facility to amount to RM10 billion and to\u00a0help employers manage their cash flow and reduce their operating costs during and after the Movement Control Order period.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 mt-4 px-sm-0 px-md-5 px-lg-15 text-dark text-justify\">\n<p>The employees\u2019 EPF statutory contribution rate has also been reduced\u00a0to seven per cent from 11 per cent,\u00a0although employees may opt to maintain their contribution rate.<\/p>\n<p>As at April 17, some 600,000 employees or eight per cent of the total have opted to lower their contribution rate. 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