KUALA LUMPUR: The government is expected to announce appropriate assistance, including on moratorium and the i-Sinar facility to alleviate the burden of the people affected by Covid-19 soon.
Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the matter was discussed with Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and the relevant agencies.
"The government is listening to its people, as such appropriate assistance will be announced soon," he said in a Facebook post today.
Yesterday, Tengku Zafrul in a Facebook post said the government will consider all proposals and solutions submitted by all parties to ease the burden of the people.
"This is for Phase 1 and the next phases under the National Recovery Plan."
Tengku Zafrul said among the requests often received by the ministry was on the extension of the i-Sinar and i-Lestari facilities.
Previously, various parties had asked the government to implement an unconditional moratorium, as well as to extend the i-Sinar facility to help those affected by the implementation of the Movement Control Order to curb the spread of Covid-19.