Mixed feelings about BR1M payment
Published on: Saturday, October 22, 2016
Ipoh: Malaysian Consumer Association has mixed feelings on the 1Malaysia People's Aid (BR1M) payment which has been raised for all categories next year.Association secretary general Datuk Amarjit Singh said the government took into account the plight of the Rakyat, especially those in the low household income group but felt the increased amount could have been utilised in other essential areas such as healthcare.However, he thanked the Prime Minister for the RM1.2 billion allocation for sports which Amarjit, who is also Malaysian National Cycling Federation vice president, said must be utilised for the right purpose.
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Meanwhile Perak DAP is disappointed with the reduction for development expenditure which is only 18.3pc of the total budget of RM262.8 billion compared to the high operating expenditure which accounted for 81.7pc.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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