Rejecting ‘Robin Hood’ label makes sense


THE Prime Minister defending the subsidy changes and rejecting the “Robin Hood” label makes good economic sense.

The 2022 Auditor General’s Report highlighted that over RM55bil is spent on subsidies. It stressed that Parliament should closely analyse and strongly debate this as it is significant funding by any measure.

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