Govt to update poverty line - minister

The government will update the poverty line based on the findings of the Household Income, Expenditure, and Basic Amenities Survey 2022, Mustapa Mohamed.

The minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) said the survey is being carried out by the Department of Statistics Malaysia.

He said the survey, aimed at studying household income and expenditure patterns as well as poverty statistics down to the district level, is expected to...