Sara appreciation credit spending running smoothly, hits RM117m: MOF

The implementation of the Rahmah Necessities Aid (Sara) Appreciation Credit, which entered its fifth day today, is running smoothly, with a record RM117.1 million in sales involving 1.8 million recipients nationwide.

The Finance Ministry stated that this amount marks an increase compared to the RM76.8 million spent by 1.1 million recipients on Sept 2.

“The successful transaction rate has also increased to 99.7 percent, up from 95 percent on Sept 2,” the ministry’s statement said last night.

Additionally, efforts to improve and expand the system’s processing capacity over the past three days have contributed to the system’s stability achieved today.

Since its implementation on Aug 31, more than 4.8 million people have purchased basic necessities using the RM100 Sara Appreciation and Sara credit, with total spending reaching RM312.6 million nationwide.

According to the ministry, the RM100 Sara Appreciation credit remains valid until Dec 31, 2025, and can be used at more than 7,300 registered retail outlets across the country.

- Bernama

Nearly 3m M'sians spent RM192.4m using Sara credit: MOF

Sara terminal capacity increased by 60pct for smooth spending

MCA urges testing, fixes ahead of major govt aid rollout

Sara: MOF assures system improvements to handle surge

Sara rollout sees overwhelming response, over RM50m spent in one day