Budget 2023: Monsoon aid increased to RM800


KUALA LUMPUR: Padi farmers and rubber smallholders who struggle with unpredictable weather, especially during the monsoon season, will receive various subsidies under Budget 2023.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said for padi farmers, the government would continue to distribute various subsidies and incentives with an allocation of RM1.6bil.

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RM 12.33/month

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Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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