Finance Ministry tables proposed amendment for Temporary Measures Bill

KUALA LUMPUR: The Finance Ministry (MOF) has tabled the Temporary Measures for Government Financing [Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19)] (Amendment) Act 2021 for the first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today. Tabled by Deputy Finance Minister Mohd Shahar Abdullah, the Bill aims to increase the Federal government’s statutory debt limit from 60 per cent to 65 […]

Temporary Measures Bill to ease Covid-19 impacts, support Prihatin, Penjana

KUALA LUMPUR: The Temporary Measures for Reducing The Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Bill 2020 supports government’s initiatives to restore the country’s economy via the Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package (Prihatin) and the National Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana). Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan said the Bill provided […]

Govt drafting Temporary Measures Bill

KUALA LUMPUR: The government is in the process of drafting a “Temporary Measures Bill” to mitigate the social and economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, said Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali today. He added that as engagement with the public is crucial, an online consultation platform is currently being […]

Temporary Measures Bill to be enforced latest by September

PERMAISURI: The Temporary Measures Bill to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 is expected to be enforced at the latest by September, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan. Takiyuddin said the process of drawing up the Bill was in the final stages and it will be taken to Cabinet […]