Monday June 23, 2008
KUALA LUMPUR: Low-income earners, including civil servants, can apply for permits to start small businesses, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
He said this covered petty trading and hawker’s licences at agricultural markets (pasar tani), night markets and for trading in housing areas.
He said the Government would also help the orang asli community under the social safety net programme currently being finalised, as well as small and medium-scale industry operators in view of the recent fuel price increase.
He said the anti-inflation committee had agreed to the measures but the Finance Ministry would need to check these first as they involved tax matters. – Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR: Low-income earners, including civil servants, can apply for permits to start small businesses, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
He said this covered petty trading and hawker’s licences at agricultural markets (pasar tani), night markets and for trading in housing areas.
He said the Government would also help the orang asli community under the social safety net programme currently being finalised, as well as small and medium-scale industry operators in view of the recent fuel price increase.
He said the anti-inflation committee had agreed to the measures but the Finance Ministry would need to check these first as they involved tax matters. – Bernama
