KUALA LUMPUR: The poverty line index (PLI) will be updated annually instead of every five years in view of the changes in the spending habits of consumers affected by the rise in consumer goods prices and inflation.
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Amirsham Abd Aziz, who said this in Dewan Negara, explained that the PLI was usually tabulated twice every five years along with the results of the household income survey carried out by the Statistics Department.
