PM acknowledges concerns on minimum wage and mandatory EPF contributions, says Fahmi

The Star

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has acknowledged all views and concerns regarding the proposed minimum wage increase and mandatory contributions to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF).   At a post-Cabinet press conference, Communications Minister and Unity Government spokesman Fahmi Fadzil noted that these issues were raised and discussed at the Cabinet meeting chaired by Anwar on Friday (Oct 25).  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Webby Iskandar from Bita Harian. I would like to ask, is there any discussion in the Cabinet today

00:07about the SME Association's concerns about the announcement of the increase in minimum wage and the contribution to the WSP?

00:14Because it will give pressure. Is there any discussion?

00:17Yes, there is a discussion on several aspects, including the views of the SME,

00:23the views of several companies that are working in the fields,

00:29regarding several decisions or announcements that were made during the study session on the 18th of October last year.

00:38The Ministerial Committee has been informed about these views,

00:44and it is certain that he will make a decision.

00:47And we are waiting for a decision during the roll-out by the Ministry of Finance.

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