E-hailing drivers demand RM600 govt aid share in 2020 stimulus package
Thursday, 27 Feb 2020 09:31 PM MYTInterim Prime Minister Tun Mahathir Mohamad speaks during the economic stimulus package announcement at Perdana Putra building in Putrajaya February 27, 2020. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
The Malaysia E-Hailing Drivers Association said it was disappointed that e-hailing drivers were not categorised as those reliant on the tourism industry for their livelihood and their exclusion from the category which the government would pay RM600 to. He was referring to the RM20 billion economic stimulus package as announced by Interim Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad earlier, which included a RM600 one-off payment to taxi drivers, tourist bus drivers, tourist guides and registered trishaw drivers.
“The tendency of passengers to not go out unnecessarily due to the Covid-19 outbreak also affects the income of e-hailing drivers following lesser passengers whether tourists or locals, the same as for taxi drivers,” he said when touching on the negative impact on businesses related to tourism and retail.
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