KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 — About 1.4 million civil servants will get a half month bonus or a minimum payment of RM500, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

He said pensioners would also receive a special financial assistance of RM250 to assist them meet the rising cost of living.

“The bonus and the special financial assistance will be paid early next year,” he said when tabling the 2014 Budget at the Dewan Rakyat today.

In August, just before Aidilfitri, civil servants and pensioners received special assistance of RM500 and RM250 respectively.

The special assistance was meant for civil servants from Grade 1 to 54. — Bernama