Budget 2016: Malaysians need more reliefs due to gloomy economic outlook


PETALING JAYA: Measures supporting the middle- and lower-income groups are expected to be addressed when Budget 2016 is proposed tomorrow in Parliament.

Although every budget has measures and reliefs for families and individuals, there will be more focus on these measures now due to the gloomy economic outlook. For most, their concerns would be on the higher cost of living and job security, given that job cuts have been more prevalent this year than last year.

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