Amid a cost-of-living crisis, Malaysians are scrutinizing the high salaries of their MPs. Malaysiakini journalist Aidila Razak highlighted on X (formerly Twitter) that local MPs earn ten times the national median wage, unlike their Singaporean counterparts who earn 3.5 times the median wage.
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Illustrative cartoons further emphasized the disparity. In response, a poll was conducted to gauge public sentiment on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s proposal for civil servants to receive only one pension or to abolish the pension scheme entirely in favor of EPF contributions. The debate underscores growing concerns over income inequality and government spending.
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