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MUAR: The 2021 budget will provide allocations to curb the spread of Covid-19 as the government escalates its battle against the pandemic, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said (pix).
He said the government will detail additional measures in the Budget, which will be presented on November 6, as part of the efforts to get people’s lives back to normal.
“As a solidarity government, Perikatan Nasional (PN) will implement additional measures. Before these RM305 billion (has been spent), and Budget 2021 will focus on efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19.
“We have spent almost RM2 billion in the Ministry of Health, while in Sabah alone, which has been severely affected by Covid-19, around RM400 million has been spent in recent weeks delivering food aid to homes and medical supplies, “he said. said.
Muhyiddin said this as he opened the 24th Annual General Meeting of Koperasi Sungai Terap dan Sungai Raya Muar Berhad in Dewan Sri Permata, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Bukit Pasir here today.
Also present were Executive Chairman of the Malaysian Cooperative Societies Commission (SKM), Datuk Nordin Salleh, Johor Police Chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay, Bukit Kepong State MP, Dr. Sahruddin Jamal, and the Bukit Pasir state deputy, Captain (B) Najib Lep.
Muhyiddin said the government has committed to fighting Covid-19 in the next budget and will continue to help people affected by the pandemic.
“The government had to provide stimulus packages to help people because certain groups were severely affected. If (during the Movement Control Order) some had previously asked to withdraw from account two of the Employee Provident Fund (EPF), now there are people seeking to withdraw their savings in account one.
“This (savings withdrawal) is quite difficult to implement, as the government has already provided billions (to ease the burden on the people). You can expect more to come as I will shell out billions more to help people.
“The savings (EPF) are for our old age. If we allow this (withdrawal), people will face another set of problems, ”he added.
He admitted it was difficult for the government to strike a balance between protecting lives and livelihoods as it struggles to contain the deadly coronavirus.
“Our problem is that when we reopen the economic sector, people begin to move freely to reactivate the economy. Now, it is quite difficult for the government to strike a balance between people’s lives and efforts to save the economy.
“The government must allow the economic sector to operate as usual, but at the same time it must contain Covid-19 by imposing certain restrictions. This is a difficult issue, “he added.
He expressed appreciation to the leaders for their tireless efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19 since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country earlier this year.
“They have given everything and are exhausted after working day and night to protect lives. This is an extraordinary sacrifice. They are what people call the forgotten heroes, so we have the leaders to thank for sacrificing their time, property and family to help us stay safe from Covid-19, “he said.
Muhyiddin, who is a member of Parliament for Pagoh, also said that cooperatives, with millions of members and assets worth billions of ringgit across the country, were the third largest contributor to the national economy after the government and private sectors.
“This means that cooperatives have great potential for development. In developed countries, cooperatives have ventured into many important fields, and in Malaysia they have also made progress, but there are still great prospects for further breakthroughs, ”he added.Called
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