KUALA LUMPUR: The RM80bil spent by the government on subsidies and cash aid has kept inflation low, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
“This has kept Malaysia’s inflation rate the lowest in South-East Asia,” he said in his speech at the Wanita Barisan Nasional convention here on Sunday (Aug 14).
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