Fighting food inflation


PETALING JAYA: Food inflation is about to rise further in Malaysia but with the government struggling from a limited fiscal capacity, it may not be able to fully shelter all Malaysians from soaring food prices.

Experts said that the government would have to rethink its strategies to tackle rising food prices, without significantly hurting its coffers.

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