Malaysian Civil Servants to Get RM1,000 Special Payment on 8th January

Last year, it was announced that government servants and pensioners would receive a special payment allocated under Budget 2018.

Now, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak confirmed that these groups of Malaysians will receive the payment today (8th January) on his Twitter account.

Source: @najibrazak | twitter

His post translates,

“Insya-Allah, the first special payment of RM1,000 for civil servants and RM500 for pensioners, which was announced in #Budget2018, will be paid on January 8. Hopefully they will benefit from it.”

According to the New Straits Times, there will be a total of 1.6 million civil servants and 775,000 government pensioners who will be receiving the payments.

The special payment, which was reportedly in the budget tabled on 27th October 2017, will also give an additional RM500 to civil servants and RM250 to pensioners by Aidilfitri. Overall, civil servants and pensioners are set to receive two special payments over the course of the year.

Source: new straits times

During the Budget 2018 announcement last year, the Prime Minister stated that special payment would be allocated for civil servants and pensioners.

So, if you fall under either of those two categories, take note of this special payment to make sure you receive it today!

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