BA100 plan mooted to help lower cost of living

Helping hands: Dr Wan Azizah (centre) chairing the BA100 meeting at Bangunan Perdana in Putrajaya. — Bernama

PUTRAJAYA: A large-scale initiative to reduce the prices of goods and the role of middlemen, as well as to boost the production of basic goods, is to be implemented soon.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said the initiative, called the 100 Basic Goods Programme (BA100), will be handled by the National Cost of Living Action Council (MTSHN).