PUTRAJAYA: The government is looking at rolling out a stimulus package to assist sectors of the economy affected by the novel coronavirus outbreak, says Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
The government is looking at rolling out a stimulus package to assist sectors of the economy affected by the novel coronavirus outbreak, says Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
“The Finance Ministry is looking into it, ” he said when asked on calls for the government to put out a stimulus package. The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers called on the government to bring forward its economic stimulus package planned to address the impact from the US-China trade war if the coronavirus outbreak worsens the economic situation.
At the dialogue, the Prime Minister said the outbreak affected Malaysian tourism greatly, especially after it had planned for this year to be a Visit Malaysia Year.
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