Budget 2024: Taking care of small businesses


PETALING JAYA: The government will take steps to ensure the welfare of hawkers and traders as well as the comfort and satisfaction of customers.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic), in his Budget 2024 speech on Friday (Oct 13) announced a RM110mil allocation to revitalise 150 local authority areas, which include repairing and upgrading the deteriorating hawker centres and public market infrastructure.

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