BN's basic income offer will help B40 but concerns raised on implementation

Among BN’s promises in their GE15 manifesto is to eradicate absolute poverty by 2025 through an assistive basic income, which will see households earning below RM2,208 a month receive an income top-up.

During the launch of the manifesto last night, BN chairperson Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said this initiative is meant to ensure all households in the country have a guaranteed income of at least RM2,208 a month.

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