Govt to focus on empowering middle class, SMEs

BUKIT MERTAJAM (Sept 1): Budget 2024, which will be tabled in October, will focus on empowering and strengthening the middle class and small and medium enterprises (SMEs), according to Deputy Finance Minister II Steven Sim Chee Keong.

He said this is because the middle class group constituted the community that was the most affected during the pandemic.

“Hence, one of the key focuses in Budget…