EPF withdrawals now a dire need - Umno Youth chief

 

Employees Provident Fund (EPF) withdrawals, at a time when the people are facing uncertainties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, must be considered a dire and emergency need, Umno Youth chief Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said.

He said the withdrawals will be extremely helpful for the people’s survival as there is no guarantee currently that their lives are going to change for the better.

“From the onset of Covid-19 up to the various movement control orders (MCO) enforced, the people have been affected to the point some have incurred burdensome debts.

“There is no guarantee that their future will be much better when even now they are already suffering… this is a pandemic and there is a need for EPF withdrawals because this is now an emergency,” he told reporters in Ipoh today at the Polling Agent/Counting Agent/Barung Agent course opening ceremony officiated by Perak Menteri Besar Saarani Mohamad.

Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob was recently reported to have said that the government will not approve any further EPF i-Citra withdrawals to safeguard contributors’ savings for post-retirement life.

- Bernama