Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari has advised against short-term measures such as allowing a special withdrawal from the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), saying it is a populist approach.

Amirudin (above) said allowing another round of EPF withdrawal to those gravely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic would not be beneficial to either the government or the people as it causes dependency towards the government.

That measure, which was implemented by...