Dire need for social protection reform to ensure no man left behind — Paul Selva Raj

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NOVEMBER 1 — The Malaysian Rakyat, workers and consumers, are suffering. Workers are suffering. Incomes are relatively low. While the Bank Negara Malaysia would suggest that the...

Ambassador Nazri: US State Dept displeased with PM Anwar's comments on Gaza conflict, wanted Putrajaya to sympathise with IsraelNOVEMBER 1 — The Malaysian Rakyat, workers and consumers, are suffering.

While there is much policy announcements on food security and assuring assessable and affordable food, the price of food continues to increase.While we continue to proclaim that we would increase food production; our food import bill continues to increase, from RM 51 billion in 2017 to RM 76 billion in 2022.

Patients spent RM 22.6 billion out of pocket payments for healthcare in 2020; this increased to RM 26.6 billion in 2022. Childcare expenditure continues to increase.Certainly the most negatively impacted are the poor and the vulnerable. The role of a responsible government is to ensure that the poor and the vulnerable have access to a minimum quality of life.

For example it states that in 2015, only 9.1 per cent of intended beneficiaries were protected. It summarised that none out of 10 intended beneficiaries are left uncovered, which is too high, even worse than many low income countries. The first priority could be with the establishment of a Social Protection Floor, in other words all individuals should have access to a basic income security as they face major risks throughout their lifecycle.

 

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