Tweaks and reforms essential to better manage poverty, say experts


Bernard Saw

Economists say the government needs to establish a more wide-ranging approach to poverty, rather than doling out occasional handouts during a crisis. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, June 29, 2021.

INSTITUTIONAL reforms coupled with a progressive welfare system and sustainable social protection network are essential if the government wants to tackle poverty effectively, said experts.

They said the government’s new poverty eradication efforts must also include more help for those with lesser income, which meant help for those in the B40 and M40 categories.


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