Anwar's 100 days: Analysts laud tax move, addressing inequality

As Anwar Ibrahim’s government celebrates 100 days in power, analysts are lauding his efforts to bridge inequality and social gaps among Malaysians.

However, they caution that the prime minister has many challenges ahead of him.

Universiti Malaya's Awang Azman Awang Pawi lauded the targeted taxation in the latest budget, which will see individual income tax for the M40 (middle 40 percent of income earners) group lowered by two percent, while the tax rate will be increased for those earning more than RM100,000...