Although Penang has pledged its support in the recent call for a revision on how poverty is calculated in the country, it prefers that the poverty line index is broken down to reveal data of each state and district.
He commented on the recent suggestion by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights Prof Philip Alston, who called on Malaysia to reassess its poverty levels after he claimed that independent analysis pointed out that the poverty rate was between 16% to 20%, and not 0.4% as illustrated by the federal government.“What if that person earned that amount but lived in Perlis? I think the person would be wealthy living in Perlis with RM1,500.
“I believe the country needs to have an accurate definition on poverty to enable the authorities to come up with schemes and eradicate poverty. Both the public and private sectors need to have a full grasp of what is happening on the ground, especially among the urban and rural poor communities,” Phee said and added that Penang is open to sharing with any authorities on how it deals with poverty.
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