(Image: Bernama) Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli has come forth to clarify that the People’s Income Initiative (IPR) is distinctly different from the universal basic income scheme, which requires the country to be in a stable and strong financial position in order to be implemented.
“The objectives of these two initiatives are different. IPR has a very specific target to allow the lowest income group in our society to have a consistent and sustainable stream of income. At the same time, [it will also help with fixing some of the economic structural issues, such as food supply,” Rafizi explained.
The universal basic […]
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