Rising food costs: Equip and empower B40 group, say Malaysian experts


  • Living
  • Friday, 19 Aug 2022

Lower-income households spend the bulk of their income on food, so when food prices increase, it has a great impact on them. Photo: 123rf.com

For families in the B40 group, a large chunk of their household’s income is spent on food and so, its rising costs has a huge impact on them, says Academy of Sciences Malaysia fellow Datuk Dr Madeline Berma.

She says that B40 families spend more than 40% of their income on food; their second highest expenditure is on transport.

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