Budget 2020: Spending other people’s money

By Dr Khor Swee Kheng

THE Federal Budget is like our monthly family budget: nothing comes for free, we should spend less than we earn, and we must make good spending decisions.

There’s only one huge difference: the Federal Budget has six to seven more zeroes than our family budget.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 9.73/month

Billed as RM 9.73 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

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Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.63/month

Billed as RM 103.60 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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Dr Khor Swee Kheng

Dr Khor Swee Kheng

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