Budget 2023: Masa calls for B40 bumiputra empowerment


INSTITUT Masa Depan Malaysia (Masa) would like to urge the Government to take into account developing a high-value economy to solve racial economic inequities.

The aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic on household income has badly affected the structure of household groups, giving rise to poverty and widening inequality. Undeniably, the B40 group, especially the poor and the vulnerable, have suffered tremendously.

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