Ahli Parlimen cadang syarikat kecil diberi subsidi bayar gaji minimum baharu
Ahli Parlimen Pasir Mas Ahmad Fadhli Shaari cadang subsidi RM300 bagi pekerja syarikat kecil selama tujuh bulan, yang turut dibiayai melalui pemotongan peruntukan Ahli Parlimen kerajaan.
In Malaysia's 2027 Budget, the federal government is considering providing subsidies to small companies for up to seven months to help them pay the new minimum wage of RM2,000, instead of excluding them from the wage increase. Ahmad Fadhli Shaari, a defeated opposition MP, proposed the scheme, which would initially benefit 500,000 workers in micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (PMKS) with an additional RM300 per worker per month.
The cost of the subsidy would amount to RM150 million per month or RM1.05 billion for the seven-month period, excluding small companies with annual sales under RM50 million. Fadhli acknowledged that the exemption for small companies would result in different wage levels for workers in small and large firms, potentially harming the workforce.
He suggested reallocating RM3.8 million from each opposition MP's 2027 budget, saving RM581.4 million. The remaining funds could be obtained through further cuts in government spending, including the Prime Minister's Department's budget, which is projected to rise from RM10 billion to RM11.6 billion.
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