Govt expands food basket aid, RM300k for all MPs including opposition

The existing food basket programme has been expanded to include all opposition parliamentarians with an additional RM300,000 allocation for needy recipients in their constituency, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said today.

The additional allocation for essential food aid was announced as part of the RM150 billion National People's Well-Being and Economic Recovery Package (Pemulih) aid package, including direct fiscal injection of RM10 billion...