KUALA LUMPUR: The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) want the national poverty line income (PLI), which was revised from RM980 to RM2,208 in July 2020, to distribute welfare aid. In a statement on Friday, IDEAS said the PLI is important for it classifies which households and how many of them fall below the poverty line, thus requiring government assistance. However, IDEAS argues that using an outdated PLI to distribute aid was problematic. “IDEAS stresses that the PLI is important for it classifies which households and how many of them fall below the poverty line, thus requiring government assistance. IDEAS CEO Tricia Yeoh comments, “The government’s current fiscal predicament is no excuse to use outdated PLI figures.

Source: The Star October 08, 2021 07:29 UTC