KUALA LUMPUR: Measures using Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) savings are not the only means the government is exploring to ease the public’s financial burden, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
“We are finding other ways to help. For example, there is a difference between worker categories, such as farmers and fishermen, in which we are helping differently to alleviate their burden,” said Anwar.
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