Raising RM45b through bonds for financial aid, no drawback says Bagan MP
Lim Guan Eng who is the former finance minister has called for the government to raise an amount of RM45 billion through bonds which could help Malaysians in dealing with the economic impact of the latest movement control order or simply the MCO 3.0.
Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng said that following the extension of the MCO to June 28, the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government should start an economic stimulus package to help the Malaysian people save their jobs, businesses and livelihoods.
He added that Malaysians can only benefit, and Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has nothing to lose by borrowing RM45 billion from the RM1.3 trillion domestic debt market to aid companies that are in the middle of financial trouble as well as to support the Malaysians in facing the adverse economic impact of the total lockdown.
He said that the extension of the lockdown for another two weeks raises the need for another financial aid package especially in the middle of the Covid-19 situation where companies are distressed and the workers are displaced.
