Govt Considering Higher BR1M For Urban Poor

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Channel: 7Edition · 2018 · News & Politics

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The government is considering increasing the quantum of the 1Malaysia People’s Aid, BR1M for the urban poor.



Deputy Finance Minister, Datuk Othman Aziz said the government was aware that the cost of living in towns was higher than in the rural areas.



(Soundbite of Datuk Othman Aziz/Deputy Finance Minister)

Subtitle:

The government is aware that the cost of living in the town is higher than in the rural areas. God willing, the government will look into it. The aid to the urban poor can slightly be increased compared with the rural areas. It is a long term plan.)

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