Civil servants and government retirees will receive their special payment that was announced in Budget 2018 today (Jan 8), announced Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
"Insya - Allah, the first special payment of RM1, 000 for civil servants and RM500 for pensioners as announced in #Budget2018 will be paid on January 8. Hopefully they will benefit from it, " tweeted Najib on Monday.
The special payment for civil servants and government pensioners was announced during Budget 2018 which was tabled on Oct 27 last year.
Civil servants will receive the first payment of RM1, 000 in January and RM500 during Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
Source: Star Online