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Subsidies and Price Controls Framework Needs A Rationalisation
11 mins·07:45, 23 Jun 2022
Subsidies and Price Controls Framework Needs A Rationalisation
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07:45, 23 Jun 2022
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Guest: Dr. Juita Mohamad, Director of Economics and Business and Acting Research Director, IDEAS
The total subsidy bill of RM71 billion is weighing down the government's fiscal health calling into question the sustainability of the current subsidy and price control framework. But how do you balance the welfare of the people and what is best for the Malaysian economy? Dr. Juita Mohamad, Director of Economics and Business and Acting Research Director, IDEAS helps answer that question.
Presenter: Shazana Mokhtar, Khoo Hsu Chuang, Wong Shou Ning
Producer: Moh Heng Ying
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