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Malaysia budget: Anwar to boost welfare, keep subsidies amid inflation worries

Malaysia budget: Anwar to boost welfare, keep subsidies amid inflation worries

Malaysia budget: Anwar to boost welfare, keep subsidies amid inflation worries

Malaysia’s government will boost spending on social welfare while maintaining subsidies to rein in the cost of living under its 2027 Budget unveiled on Friday, as Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim seeks to shore up public support while under pressure to call for an early general election. Anwar’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) has suffered bruising defeats in a series of state elections since December, as…

www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3370316/malaysia-budget-anwar-boost-welfare-keep-subsidies-amid-inflation-worries?utm_source=rss_feed

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