Fadley Faisal
A robust economic ecosystem lies in the hands of the public even during COVID-19 restrictions, said Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Finance and Economy II Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew bin Abdullah in response to a media query on the government’s plans for economic recovery.
The minister urged the public to take the opportunity to fill in the abundant vacancies available in businesses.
He reiterated that sooner or later, the vacancies will have to be filled and if the locals are not willing to take up the jobs, they will eventually have to be offered to foreign workers.
On explaining the vicious cycle of economic turmoil in the absence of ample manpower, Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew said, “Businesses need to run. If there is a shortage of manpower, the businesses will have to close eventually.”
The minister said the government and the COVID-19 Task Force are relentlessly monitoring the situation to improve economic activities. Nonetheless, the implications are contributed by the public, where an example of an improving economic activity would be having more individuals getting booster shots so they can go out and visit shops.
