UNSUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS OF BR1M AID ADVISED TO APPEAL

IPOH, Jan 29 (Bernama) -- Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni

Hanadzlah today advised eligible households which failed to get the 1Malaysia

People''s Aid (BR1M) to submit their appeal before Feb 10 for immediate

processing.

"They are entitled to appeal because their application could have been

rejected due to a technical mistake or other factors," he told reporters at the

Chinese New Year open house for the Tambun parliamentary constituency at Sekolah

Jenis Kebangsaan Cina Pei Cheng, Chemor.

Ahmad Husni said the appeal must be made immediately because the government

wants to ensure that every eligible household receives the aid.

It has been reported that the Inland Revenue Board has received 4,123,713

application forms and 3,850,668 of them have been entered into the data system

for verification.

Some 3,102,054 of the applications have been approved and the applicants

will be notified in stages of the date and place where they can collect the cash

vouchers.

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BR1M-APPEAL 2 (LAST) IPOH

The Finance Ministry has prepared a special format for appeals which can be

downloaded from www.treasury.gov.my or obtained from branch offices of the

Inland Revenue Board.

Applicants can check the status of their applications via the 1-800-222-500

or 1-300-88-3010 hotline from Jan 16, 2012, between 9 am and 5 pm on working

days.

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