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Cabinet approves revised subsidy framework ahead of Budget tabling
The targeted mechanism narrows eligibility to households below the national median income and will be rolled out across three quarters, beginning with fuel.
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Malaysia's subsidy reform will be judged on delivery, not design
Targeting is the easy half of the problem. The harder half is a payments and eligibility system that reaches households with irregular income, no fixed address and limited digital access — the exact group the framework claims to protect. Three earlier attempts stalled at that step.
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