Helping those earning under RM3,000

The government has directed the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu) to study ways to assist those earning less than RM3,000 a month to deal with the problem of increasing prices of goods and services. 

Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah said the decision was made by the cabinet which felt that a mechanism was needed to assist this group. Datuk Husni said the government took a serious view of the matter because the cabinet felt that those earning below RM3, 000 are greatly affected by the price increases. 

 

"Pemandu is looking to formulate the study into a database through a special laboratory set up for this purpose," he said, adding that the laboratory would submit a summary on the study  to the Finance Ministry before it was reviewed for inclusion in the Budget 2012. [Rufaidah]