KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — The government and e-hailing platform Grab will jointly fund a RM160 million financial package under Budget 2027 to increase the net earnings of e-hailing and p-hailing workers and improve their welfare.

Prime Minister and Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim made the announcement today while tabling Budget 2027 at the Dewan Rakyat today. 

Anwar said the RM160 million package will cover  the increase of minimum income for e-hailing and p-hailing drivers, maintenance and insurance of their vehicles and Social Security Organisation (Socso) contributions.

“This would mean that the net income for e-hailing drivers would rise to a median of RM227 a month and to a median of RM100 a month for p-hailing riders,” Anwar said.