The government has approved wage subsidy applications worth RM1.215 billion under the Wage Subsidy Programme 2.0 (PSU 2.0) as at June 4, said Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

“A total of RM1.215 billion has been channelled to 74,075 employers to continue to operate and maintain employment for 645,522 employees,” he said in the 57th Implementation and Coordination Unit Between National Agencies (Laksana) report released today.

Zafrul said for the...