Rethink for broad-based subsidies


PUTRAJAYA: The country’s broad-based subsidies should be refocused so that only the truly deserving get them, rather than those who are well off, says the Prime Minister.

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the bulk of the aid should be channelled only to groups such as the B40, M40 and petty traders facing economic hardship.

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