{"id":4078,"date":"2020-06-05T20:03:19","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T12:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=4078"},"modified":"2020-06-05T20:05:32","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T12:05:32","slug":"the-40-initiatives-under-penjana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=4078","title":{"rendered":"The 40 initiatives under PENJANA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p 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\">KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 &#8211; The following are the 40 initiatives under\u00a0the National Economic Recovery Plan (PENJANA) worth RM35 billion announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin:<\/p>\n<h5 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\"><strong>EMPOWER PEOPLE:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p 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\">1\u00a0Wage Subsidy Programme &#8211; RM5 billion<\/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>2\u00a0National Employment Services Job Portal Upgrade &#8211; to benefit 50,000 unemployed<\/p>\n<p>3 Hiring and Training Assistance for Businesses &#8211; RM1.5 billion<\/p>\n<p>4 Reskilling and Upskilling Programmes &#8211; RM2 billion<\/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>5 Gig Economy Social Protection and Skilling &#8211; RM75 million<\/p>\n<p>6 Flexible Work Arrangement Incentives &#8211; RM800 million<\/p>\n<p>7 Child Care Subsidy &#8211; RM200 million<\/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>8 MY30 Public Transport Subsidy &#8211; RM200 million<\/p>\n<p>9 Social Assistance Support for Vulnerable Groups &#8211; RM108 million<\/p>\n<p>10 PEKA B40 Healthcare Support &#8211; RM50 million<\/p>\n<p>11 Internet Connectivity for Education and\u00a0Productivity &#8211; RM3 billion<\/p>\n<h5><strong>PROPEL BUSINESSES:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>12 Micros and SMEs E-commerce Campaign &#8211; RM70 million<\/p>\n<p>13 \u201cShop Malaysia Online\u201d for Online Consumption &#8211; RM70 million<\/p>\n<p>14 Technical and Digital Adoption for SMEs and MTCs &#8211; RM700 million<\/p>\n<p>15 MyAssist SME One-Stop Shop &#8211; RM5 million<\/p>\n<p>16 PENJANA SME Financing (PSF) &#8211; RM2 billion<\/p>\n<p>17 PENJANA Tourism Financing (PTF) &#8211; RM1 billion<\/p>\n<p>18 PENJANA Microfinancing &#8211; RM400 million<\/p>\n<p>19 Bumiputera Relief Financing &#8211; RM500 million<\/p>\n<p>20 SME Go-scheme for Liquidity Support &#8211; RM1.6 billion<\/p>\n<p>21 Accelerated Payment Terms for GLCs and Large Corporates\u2019\u00a0Supply Chain &#8211; to benefit companies in the supply chain of selected GLC and large corporations<\/p>\n<p>22 Tax Relief for COVID-19-Related Expenses &#8211; RM600 million<\/p>\n<p>23 Financial Stress Support for Businesses &#8211; RM2.4 billion<\/p>\n<p>24 Social Enterprises Elevation &#8211; RM10 million<\/p>\n<p>25 Spurring Set Up of New Businesses &#8211; RM300 million<\/p>\n<h5><strong>STIMULATE THE ECONOMY:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>26 Dana PENJANA Nasional &#8211; RM1.2 billion<\/p>\n<p>27 National Technology and Innovation Sandbox &#8211; RM100 million<\/p>\n<p>28 Digitalisation of Government Service Delivery &#8211; RM20 million<\/p>\n<p>29 National \u201cBuy Malaysia\u201d Campaign &#8211; RM20 million<\/p>\n<p>30 ePENJANA Credits in e-wallet &#8211; RM750 million<\/p>\n<p>31 Incentives for Property Sector &#8211; RM1 billion<\/p>\n<p>32 Tax Incentives for Purchase of Passenger Cars &#8211; RM897 million<\/p>\n<p>33 Extended Service Hours in the New Normal &#8211; RM20 million<\/p>\n<p>34 Malaysia as Attractive Horizon for Businesses &#8211; RM50 million<\/p>\n<p>35 Tourism Sector Support &#8211; RM1.8 billion<\/p>\n<p>36 Arts, Culture, Entertainment, Events and Exhibitions\u00a0Sector Support &#8211; RM225 million<\/p>\n<p>37 Agriculture and Food Sector Support &#8211; RM400 million<\/p>\n<p>38 Commodity Sector Support &#8211; RM200 million<\/p>\n<p>39 Proposed COVID-19 Temporary Measures Act &#8211; to benefit manufacturers and renters<\/p>\n<p>40 Sukuk Prihatin &#8211; 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