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[VIDEO] Budget 2021: Malaysians expect more aid

Their hopes speak volumes of the true cost of the Covid-19 pandemic

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 06 Nov 2020 7:00AM

by Zaidi Azmi

Journalist

KUALA LUMPUR – In about nine hours, the Perikatan Nasional government will be unveiling the national budget for next year amid a pandemic.

Malaysians are hanging their hopes on tangible aid, from Prihatin handouts, incentives for frontliners to business waivers.

The Vibes spoke to a few Malaysians to get a glimpse of their expectations as the coronavirus pandemic adversely affected public health and the national economy. – The Vibes, November 6, 2020

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