RM76 a month after expenses


The ringgit advanced about 0.2 percent to 3.998 to the dollar, breaking the psychologically significant 4 level

PETALING JAYA: The average lo­­wer-income household has only a shocking RM76 a month to spare, after household expenses are de­ducted.

Describing the situation as “worrying”, a Khazanah Research Insti­tute (KRI) study showed the real residual household income for households earning less than RM2,000 is a meagre RM76 a month in 2016.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 9.73/month

Billed as RM 9.73 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.63/month

Billed as RM 103.60 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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