Review measurements of poverty, govt urged


KUALA LUMPUR: The poverty line income (PLI) and definition of poverty should be reviewed to better reflect the current cost of living and the actual number of those in poverty, says Parliamentary Caucus on Reform and Governance chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

He called on the government to use a multi-dimensional approach in dealing with the complex subject in its reform initiative.

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