MOTAC Appreciates Pemerkasa +’s Assistance to Help the Tourism and Culture Sector
  1. One-off special assistance of RM500 ringgit to 17,000 registered tourist guides, 4,000 registered sightseeing buses, taxi, rental car, school bus and e-hailing drivers involving an allocation of RM68 million;
  2. Extending the provision of a 10% electricity bill discount for an additional 3 months between July and September 2021 to hotel operators, travel and tourism agencies, shopping premises and complexes, convention centres, theme parks and local airline offices;
  3. Providing special discounts to building and business space owners who offer rent reductions for business premises to SMEs and non-SMEs for a period of 6 months until 31 December 2021 for a rent reduction of at least 30% from the current rental rate;
  4. The exemption from tourism tax and service tax on accommodation provided by hotel operators will continue and be extended until 31 December 2021;
  5. Bus and Taxi Hire Rehabilitation Scheme with an allocation of RM1 billion. Through this scheme, eligible bus and taxi operators can obtain a loan moratorium of up to 12 months and extend the loan period up to 36 months;
  6. Extending the Wage Subsidy Programme under SOCSO for 1 month for all affected economic sectors at a cost of RM1.5 billion with a limit of 500 workers per application; and
  7. Micro-credit financing as low as 3% as working capital with an allocation of RM1.5 billion.