Unclaimed money can help fund development


PETALING JAYA: The shortening of the lapse period to forfeit unclaimed money will expand the government’s revenue which can then be translated into expenses for the benefit of the rakyat, say experts.

The unclaimed money can be put to more productive uses, such as socioeconomic development, says Sunway University economics professor Dr Yeah Kim Leng.

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