Budget remedy needed as healthcare flatlines


A SUBSTANTIAL portion of the extra revenue from the expansion of the sales and service tax (SST), together with the savings from subsidy rationalisation on water, electricity and diesel implemented over the past two years, should be spent on the Malaysian public healthcare system.

The sector is grappling with rising costs, understaffing and growing demand from middle-

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