KUALA LUMPUR: Any numbers referring to poverty in the country are based only on official statistics from the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), says Rafizi Ramli.
In his winding-up speech during Budget 2024 debates at the committee stage, the Economy Minister cleared the air, following concerns raised by MPs on discrepancies in the total number of those in poverty and hardcore poor categories.
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