Groups list hopes for Budget 2020


PETALING JAYA: With two weeks to the tabling of Budget 2020, groups and associations across different sectors have prepared their wish lists for Pakatan Harapan’s second budget as the Federal Government.

Malaysia Retail Chain Association president Datuk Seri Garry Chua hoped to see measures that would allow businesses to remain competitive in the increasingly challenging global economy, including lower electricity tariffs and a delay in the minimum wage increase from RM1,100 to RM1,500.

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