Helping the needy: People buying groceries at a low-cost housing scheme in Kuala Lumpur. The government needs to spend more on programmes to raise income level, improve livelihood and enhance the quality of life of the low and medium-income groups.
THE question of how the government would, or for many Malaysians, should take care of the needy among the rakyat will always be asked, especially as the budget season approaches every year.
It is even more relevant in 2024 after the Madani government decided to bring the hammer down on the previously much-discussed fuel subsidy by having allowed the price of diesel to float since June 10 and implementing targeted assistance in place of blanket allowances.
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