Budget 2023: Government Should Introduce Wealth Tax on Billionaires

Sivarajan Arumugam, Secretary General, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM)

28-Feb-23 15:00

Budget 2023: Government Should Introduce Wealth Tax on Billionaires

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Last Friday at Parliament, Prime Minister & Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim unveiled the new Budget 2023. The Budget billed ‘Developing Malaysia Madani’ involves an allocation of RM388.1 billion.

But is this budget inspiring? And does it do enough to address the needs of the working class masses, especially the B40 community? Sivarajan Arumugam, Secretary General of Parti Sosialis Malaysia joins us to discuss.

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Categories: politics, government

Tags: the bigger picture, beyond the ballot box, budget 2023, belanjawan 2023, Budget-2023-Mahsing, working class, social justice,

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