Skim Pembiayaan Pelancongan mesti dilaksanakan segera

July 23, 2020July 28, 2020 - by admin1

Saya merujuk kepada kenyataan oleh Persatuan Agensi Pelancongan Malaysia pada 19 Julai 2020. Kenyataan tersebut menyeru kerajaan supaya mempercepatkan pelaksanaan Skim Pembiayaan Pelancongan Penjana.

Kenyataan dan seruan tersebut amat bertepatan. Ramai perusahaan kecil dan sederhana (PKS) di industri pelancongan juga telah menimbulkan persoalan ini.

Skim Pembiayaan Pelancongan Perjana berjumlah RM1 billion telah diumumkan oleh Perdana Menteri pada 5 Jun 2020, iaitu 7 minggu yang lalu. Kementerian Pelancongan, Seni, dan Budaya (MOTAC) sebelum ini pernah menyatakan bahawa mekanisme skim pembiayaan tersebut akan diumumkan di pertengahan bulan Julai.

Tetapi sehingga hari ini, tiada maklumat yang diberikan dan ia masih belum dibuka untuk permohonan.

MOTAC seharusnya mempercepatkan perkara ini kerana banyak PKS di industri pelancongan yang telah dan masih terjejas kerana Covid-19.

Saya yakin MOTAC sedar bahawa sektor pelancongan adalah antara sektor yang paling teruk terjejas kerana Covid-19. Para pengusaha dan pekerja tidak berdaya untuk tunggu begitu lama.

Di kawasan parlimen saya, tiga hotel besar telah tutup dan dianggarkan 300 orang telah kehilangan kerja. Banyak lagi hotel-hotel kecil dan agensi pelancongan yang sedang bertungkus-lumus untuk bertahan.

Sebelum ini, saya telah menerima banyak pertanyaan daripada pengusaha-pengusaha di sektor pelancongan mengenai Skim Pembiyaan Pelancongan ini.

Maka pada sidang parlimen ini, saya telah pun mengemukakan suatu soalan kepada MOTAC mengenai status dan maklumat lanjut Skim Pembiayaan Pelancongan ini.

Saya berharap agar Menteri akan memberi jawapan tentang perkara ini di parlimen pada minggu hadapan.

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The Penjana Tourism Financing Scheme must be implemented immediately

July 23, 2020July 28, 2020 - by admin1

I refer to the statement by Persatuan Agensi Pelancongan Malaysia on 19 July 2020. The statement calls for the government to expedite the implementation of the Penjana Tourism Financing Scheme.

The statement is well justified. Many small and medium enterprises (SME) in the tourism industry has also raised the same issue.

The Penjana Tourism Financing Scheme totalling RM1 billion was announced by the Prime Minister on 5 June 2020, which was 7 weeks ago. The Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture (MOTAC) has mentioned that the scheme’s mechanism would be announced in mid-July.

However, no information has been announced to date, and the application process has not been opened.

MOTAC should expedite the issue because many SMEs in the tourism industry have been and are still being affect by Covid-19.

I am sure that MOTAC is aware that the tourism industry is among the most affected by Covid-19. Many businesses and workers could not afford to wait any longer.

In my parliamentary constituency, three major hotels have announced their closure and approximately 300 people have lost their jobs. Many smaller hotels and tour agencies are struggling to survive.

Before this, I have received many queries from businesses in the tourism industry on this Tourism Financing Scheme.

I have thus submitted a question to MOTAC in this sitting of parliament to ask for the status and further details of the Penjana Tourism Financing Scheme.

I hope the Minister will provide a reply on this matter in parliament next week.

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