{"id":4517,"date":"2020-06-21T12:26:20","date_gmt":"2020-06-21T04:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=4517"},"modified":"2020-06-21T12:26:23","modified_gmt":"2020-06-21T04:26:23","slug":"additional-discounts-on-electricity-bill-provide-wider-benefits-cuepacs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=4517","title":{"rendered":"Additional discounts on electricity bill provide wider benefits – Cuepacs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KUALA LUMPUR, June 20  — The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) has lauded the government\u2019s move to provide additional discounts and rebates for domestic users\u2019 electricity bills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its president\u00a0Adnan Mat said the initiatives would provide greater and wider benefits to the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He opined that the discounts given based\u00a0on\u00a0electricity consumption announced previously were less comprehensive compared to the new\u00a0initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn behalf of civil servants, Cuepacs wishes to express thanks and gratitude to the government for the discounts given.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe move will help ease the burden of those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic,\u201d he said in a statement here today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Dr. Shamsul Anuar Nasarah today announced that a total of four million domestic users of electricity with a monthly bill of up to RM77 or 300kWh usage will enjoy free supply for three months from April under the Bantuan Prihatin Elektrik scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the Bantuan Prihatin Elektrik additional aid would cost RM942 million, bringing to RM2.2 billion the total discounts given to consumers for the period April 1 to Sept 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

— BERNAMA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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