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Budget 2016 - The Middle Income trap

Bernard Yap | Wan Saiful Wan Jan

28-Oct-15 08:35

 Budget 2016 - The Middle Income trap

While many tax experts have lauded the government for maintaining its fiscal consolidation plan, there is no doubt who is paying for the budget. From a consumer perspective, the higher and middle income groups are obviously funding a huge chunk of expenditure for next year. Today we discuss the budget from the perspective of the middle income demographic, against the rising cost of living.



This is a reported by Nadiah abdul Aziz


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