PUTRAJAYA, May 31 — A total of RM700 million has been allocated for the Aidilfitri special payment for civil servants and government pensioners, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said today.
He said that as announced by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday, a special payment of RM400 was for civil servants in Grade 41 and below and RM200 for pensioners.
“The number of staff who will enjoy this aid is 1.2 million or 70 per cent of the total 1.6 million civil servants,” Lim said at a press conference at his ministry here.
Lim was also asked about the Aidilfitri special payment of RM500 for all civil servants announced in Budget 2018 by former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
He said Budget 2018 did not make any such promise but, if the Barisan Nasional had won the general election, Najib would have had to put through a supplementary supply Bill to make the payment. — Bernama
