PETALING JAYA: Malaysia may need a realistic approach to classifying household income as the current B40, M40 and T20 framework fails to account for differences in living costs, household size and debt burdens, say experts.
Households earning the same income could also face vastly different financial pressures depending on where they live, said Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations chief executive officer Dr Saravanan Thambirajah.
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Malaysia income classification
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B40 M40 T20 framework
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socio-economic disparities
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household financial capacity
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RON95 petrol subsidies
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financial strength indicators
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household expenditure approach
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geographical location impact
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targeted financial assistance
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Khazanah Research Institute study
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