PUTRAJAYA: The Tabung Harapan Malaysia collection breached the RM100 million as of 3pm today.
Generous Malaysians have dug deep into their pockets and contributed to the fund, which was set up to enable Malaysians to donate and help reduce the national debt.
The Finance Ministry, in a statement on its website today, said the amount now stands at a whopping RM108.2 million.
On May 30, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had announced the setup of the Tabung Harapan Malaysia to provide Malaysians with a platform for them to play their part in helping to ease the government’s burden in dealing with the RM1 trillion national debt.
Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng had said that contributions to the fund would be tax deductible. He had assured Malaysians that the money would only be used to pay the debt.
Those who want to contribute to the fund can do so via Maybank account 5660 1062 6452.
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