‘Cut in EPF can boost economy’


PETALING JAYA: The move to cut the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contribution rate as part of the measures in the 2020 Economic Stimulus Package will help ramp up domestic spending in the country, say economists.

But they said while workers from middle to lower income groups would enjoy the additional money at their disposal, higher wage earners were likely to opt out of the scheme.

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