<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（吉隆坡16日讯）首相拿督斯里依斯迈沙比里表示，政府允许雇员公积金局（EPF）会员特别提款1万令吉。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>他指出，这是政府聆听和研究各方要求提领EPF存款后作出这一决定。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>依斯迈沙比里周三在记者会上说：“财政部及EPF将会公布特别提款的详情。”</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>他称：“自两年前新冠疫情肆虐以来，政府曾允许3个提款计划，即i-Lestari、i-Sinar和i-Citra，734万名会员提领了1010亿令吉。”</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“根据疫情复苏阶段的全面研究结果，仍有许多大马一家（Keluarga Malaysia）面对经济困难、收入损失，并在重建生活。”</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“这是一个艰难的决定，因为涉及人民的老年储蓄，而此次的特别提款是平衡当前紧急需求和未来储蓄的中间点。”</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>他补充：“虽然政府允许这一特别提款，但希望会员继续保留存款，除非情况真的很紧急。希望会员在提款前能考虑到未来。”</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>财政部长东姑扎夫鲁随后指出，EPF将在近日内公布提款细节。</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>他在文告中表示：“EPF也会宣布必要措施，以解决会员退休存款减少的问题。”</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>（编译：魏素雯 &amp; 陈慧珊）</p></div>

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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><em>English&nbsp;version：</em><a href="https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/pm-ismail-sabri-says-government-had-wednesday-agreed-allow-special-epf-withdrawal-rm10000" target="_blank">Putrajaya gives nod for special EPF withdrawal of RM10,000</a></p></div>


（吉隆坡16日讯）首相拿督斯里依斯迈沙比里表示，政府允许雇员公积金局（EPF）会员特别提款1万令吉。

他指出，这是政府聆听和研究各方要求提领EPF存款后作出这一决定。

依斯迈沙比里周三在记者会上说：“财政部及EPF将会公布特别提款的详情。”

他称：“自两年前新冠疫情肆虐以来，政府曾允许3个提款计划，即i-Lestari、i-Sinar和i-Citra，734万名会员提领了1010亿令吉。”

“根据疫情复苏阶段的全面研究结果，仍有许多大马一家（Keluarga Malaysia）面对经济困难、收入损失，并在重建...

首相：政府允许EPF会员特别提款1万

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