KUALA LUMPUR: Interim Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is scheduled to announce an economic stimulus package on Thursday, according to a press invitation today.

The stimulus package is to mitigate the economic impact of the coronovirus outbreak.

Earlier, Dr Mahathir tweeted that he attended a meeting with the Finance Ministry’s top officials in regards to the tabling of the economic stimulus package.

Former finance minister Lim Guan Eng on Tuesday said the stimulus package was finalised by the finance ministry on Sunday.