Some of them say the people are bearing the brunt of the cost of living crisis.
The temporary ceiling prices on chicken and eggs has been removed, with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim saying it would allow room for the market to freely manoeuvre.
People also grumbled about the removal of the temporary ceiling prices for chicken and eggs, which Anwar said in his budget speech would allow room for the market to freely manoeuvre in ensuring uninterrupted supply.Edward Chin said: “ true colour is out. Increasing taxes means more burden on rakyat. no solution to bring down the cost of living.”
Izam Md Nor said that he does not “see any greatness” in the 2024 budget. “Overall, all ordinary rakyat must take the burden,” he said. The removal of the temporary ceiling price for chicken and eggs may be good for vendors but consumers will suffer the consequences, said Billy Pang, while Grace Wong said: “Without the subsidy, everything would go up tremendously.”