Give each household RM1,500 monthly before more fall under poverty line

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Give each household RM1,500 monthly before more fall under poverty line, Anwar tells Putrajaya

KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 ― The federal government should provide a direct cash injection of RM1,500 per month to all struggling households or more will risk falling below the poverty line, PKR President Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today.

The former finance minister said the financial packages announced by Putrajaya are not effective enough and despite the prolonged movement control order (MCO) the Covid-19 pandemic is continuing to decimate peoples livelihoods.

“I suggest that for as long as this MCO is in effect we cannot make do with periodical one-off aids. What the people need is money to spend, not to repay loans or rent, which is where the current packages announced by the government falls very short.

“What’s needed is a direct cash injection of RM1,500 to households that are suffering so they can buy food and feed their kids. So many people are falling into the poverty line that it’s no more B40 but B60 now,” Anwar said in a virtual press conference.

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