Budget 2021 lacks holistic plan to help vulnerable groups, forum hears
Options on the table are only increased cash, social welfare handouts, says former deputy minister.
Hailey Chung Wee Kye
Hailey is a journalist with The Malaysian Insight.
E-mail: weekye@themalaysianinsight.com
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