As lockdown drags on, 1-month wage subsidy not enough, says MP

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A one-month extension to the ongoing wage subsidy programme is not enough as the "total lockdown" has been extended, said Ipoh Timur MP Wong Kah Woh today."What is the government aiming to achieve with a one-month subsidy at the rate of RM600 for each employee when most SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) have to suspend operations for four weeks?"It is clearly too little to save jobs," he said in a statement.Wong said the solution is to reintroduce the same wage subsidy imposed last year when qualified companies could apply for subsidies of up to RM1,200 per employee for three months.The latest extension of the wage subsidy scheme - Program Subsidi Upah 3.0 - was announced as part of the Pemerkasa Plus stimulus package.This programme began in January when most companies could operate as normal, despite the imposition of the movement control orde…