Flood victims to get one-off 100pct power bill rebate for December
Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) will give a one-off 100 percent rebate for December electricity bill to domestic customers affected by floods, said Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
He said a total of 72,000 domestic customers will benefit from the power bill rebate...
Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) will give a one-off 100 percent rebate for the December electricity bill to domestic customers affected by floods, said Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
He said a total of 72,000 domestic customers will benefit from the power bill rebate.
"This doesn't involve factories, this is for houses. This is an extension of the assistance given, so the December electricity bill is given a rebate.
"I have also asked TNB to help B40 homes affected by the floods when the electricity supply is reconnected," he told a press conference after visiting areas affected by the floods in Hulu Langat, including in Taman Sri Nanding and Kampung Dusun Tua, where cleaning work was in progress today.
He said the utility company had been carrying out free wiring inspections at flood-affected houses in Selangor, Pahang and Kuala Lumpur since last Friday.
Perodua service
Apart from that, Ismail Sabri said Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) would provide free towing service for Perodua vehicles based on the vehicle's insurance.
He said Perodua agreed to forego the labour charges to repair and service vehicles sent to its service centres and offer a 50 percent discount on spare parts.
"I was made to understand that Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz will negotiate again with other car companies such as Proton and others.
"I hope other companies can follow what Perodua is doing," he added.
More aid
Ismail Sabri said the government would increase the initial allocation of RM100 million to repair flood-damaged houses and infrastructure.
Asked about the proposed application for Bantuan Wang Ihsan to be made online, Ismail Sabri said the matter would be discussed in the first meeting of the special task force for post-flood activities chaired by Chief Secretary to the Government Mohd Zuki Ali tomorrow.
Meanwhile, he said 332 military personnel were deployed to Maran, Raub, Temerloh, Jerantut and Kuala Lipis to assist in the post-flood clean-up process while 213 officers and members of the police were also mobilised for the same purpose.
Also present during the visit was Inspector-General of Police Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani and Chief of Defence Force Affendi Buang.
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