PARLIAMENT | Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz admitted today that there were inaccurate figures in Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's address to the nation yesterday.
This is in regard to figures for financial aid to drivers of various public transport.
"Regarding the figures mentioned in the prime minister's speech, some numbers were inaccurate.
"I believe a correction will be announced by the Prime Minister's Office," Zafrul (above) told the Dewan Rakyat today.
He said this when asked about the inaccurate figures by Saifuddin Nasution Abdullah (Harapan-Kulim Bandar Bharu).
Muhyiddin yesterday said 1.4 million e-hailing drivers had received RM500 cash allowances for a total of RM34 million.
He also said 477,000 taxi drivers, tour bus drivers, and bus drivers received RM600 cash allowances for a total of RM28.8 million.
While the RM34 million payout for e-hailing drivers was correct, Zafrul said the number of recipients was 68,300.
As for payment to cabbies, tourist drivers, and bus drivers, the payout was RM22.7 million, with 37,100 recipients.
Zafrul added that 4,800 taxi drivers had yet to receive aid as they had not renewed their driver's cards.
Some 3,100 tourist bus drivers, meanwhile, will be receiving their aid totalling RM1.98 million tomorrow.
[More to follow] - Mkini
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