Penang exco: All city council frontliners to receive one-off RM300 allowance tomorrow
Tuesday, 31 Mar 2020 09:35 AM MYTPenang Island City Council enforcement officers, together with Armed Forces and police personnel, conduct spot checks on shops in George Town March 25, 2020. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
“I have spoken to both mayors and the the state financial officer to ensure the one-off payment to frontliners are made without any delay. There will be no inconvenience,” he said in a press conference with both city council mayors and about 100 city council workers who were set to go about their duties as usual.
As for the one-off RM500 payment to licensed hawkers and traders, he said about 5,000 of these traders are registered with the Penang Island City Council and the city council has their account information.
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