PM: Cash handouts to stop eventually


PETALING JAYA: Cash handouts under BR1M, which has been renamed Bantuan Sara Hidup by Pakatan Harapan, will be gradually reduced before being stopped altogether, says the Prime Minister.

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, admitting that it would not be a popular decision especially among the 7.2 million recipients, accused his predecessor Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak of “spoiling” them.

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