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 is a journalist with The Malaysian Insight.
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Options on the table are only increased cash, social welfare handouts, says former deputy minister.
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