Thursday, 13 May 2021 11:14 AM MYTPenang state Tourism Development, Heritage, Culture and Arts Committee chairman Yeoh Soon Hin speaks to the press at Lebuh Pantai May 9, 2019. — Picture by Sayuti ZainudinGEORGE TOWN, May 13 — The Penang state government has introduced an electricity bill subsidy for the tourism industry to help its players stay afloat during movement control order 3.0.
“This subsidy will be given to hoteliers, travel agencies, tourist attractions and theme parks,” he said in a statement issued today. Yeoh said the state understood the difficulties faced by the industry and had expedited its decision to introduce the one-off subsidy within two days after the announcement of MCO 3.0.
Earlier this year, the state government announced several moratoriums for the tourism industry, including water bills, quit rent, assessment rates and business licence fees, for the whole of 2021.