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'Why announce T15 policies when you haven't even defined group?'
Published:  Oct 21, 2024 11:17 AM
Updated: 4:19 AM
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BUDGET 2025 | Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has taken the government to task for referring to the T15 (top 15 percent) income group in the Budget 2025 tabled last Friday even though its parameters have yet to be defined.

In response to Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli saying the T15 classification was being refined, Syed Saddiq (above) questioned why policies impacting the group were being announced at this point.

“How come the government could announce in the budget that the ‘mahakaya’ (extremely rich) enjoys RM8 billion in (RON95) petrol subsidies (a year)?


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