‘Cost of living issue a Budget priority’


PETALING JAYA: The rising cost of living, economic concerns and a lack of funding for public services and ethnic minorities are among key issues the government will have to address in Budget 2024.

The Budget, the second to be tabled by the unity government, must deliver items on the rakyat’s wish list with people-first initiatives, say stakeholder representatives.

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