KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 25 -- A group called the Social Protection Contributors Advisory Association Malaysia (SPCAAM) has rubbished claims by the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) president Syed Hussain Syed Husman and Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Malaysia (Samenta) president William Ng that giving festive bonuses to employees was unfeasible.

Its president J. Solomon said despite the duo's reservations about the proposal, local businesses have been recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic since the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has posted record tax collections for every year since 2021.

"If business owners and corporations are still recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic as Syed Hussain and William Ng claim, how is it possible f...