Selangor Journal
Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari speaks to the media at a press conference held at the Selangor State Secretariat Building in Shah Alam, on May 18, 2020. — Picture by FIKRI YUSOF/SELANGORKINI

Selangor in final stage in formulating state economic recovery plan

SHAH ALAM, June 18 — The Selangor government is in the final stage of concluding the state’s economic recovery plan, which is expected to be revealed by July, says Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari.

In a statement on today, the Menteri Besar said the state administration has also agreed to several additional measures that will help to boost the state’s economy as well as help those who have been affected by Covid-19.

The initiatives are as follows:

1) Extension on land premium payment period

The state government has agreed to extend the land premium payment period to Sep 30 for notices that have expired from Jan 1, 2020, to June 9, 2020.

The payment of land premiums can also be made in instalments of six months until March 31, 2021, for selected notices (5A and 7G) that have not expired.

“We hope that this initiative would help in alleviating the economic pressures on the developers and investors,” said Amirudin.

2) Extension on rental exemption of premises under the purview of local authorities

The exemption on rental payment offered under the previously announced state economic stimulus package will be extended another month for the month of May this year.

3) RM50,000 allocated to facilitate Selangor students abroad

A total of RM50,000 has been allocated for the “Bakul Makanan” programme, which would be channelled to some 600 Selangor students stranded in Egypt due to the Covid-19 situation.

Amirudin said the state continues to monitor the students’ condition while mulling the next course of action.

“The state government, with the cooperation of Wisma Putra, will (also) monitor the condition of other students studying abroad in other countries that are sponsored by Selangor.

“We appreciate the readiness of Wisma Putra to help us should the situation require further action,” Amirudin added.

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