<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 3): The Pakatan Harapan government’s maiden budget was not as bad as many had feared.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Despite the government’s fiscal constraints and its RM1 trillion debt burden, Budget 2019 still contained measures to relieve the people’s burden, put more money in the pockets of the lower income group as well as encourage investments.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Highlights include a different approach towards raising the disposable income for people who need it most. Long-standing concerns on housing, healthcare insurance and high cost of living are also being tackled by leveraging on technology and innovative mechanism.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>For more details on what is in Budget 2019, pick up the latest issue of The Edge.</p></div>
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