IN 2023, about RM63.8bil or 3% of gross domestic product (GDP) was allocated for subsidies and social assistance. Almost 60% of that is used for broad-based fuel and electricity subsidies while the rest for Sumbangan Tunai Rahman.
This is targeted at the hardcore poor, who are considered eligible based on the poverty line index.
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