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A meal for
for
X
under
under
X
a dollar twenty. Menu Rahma, which means compassionate menu, A meal for under a dollar twenty. Menu Rahma, which means compassionate menu,
A
meal
for
under
a
dollar
twenty
Menu
Rahma
which
means
compassionate
menu
is a government initiative for
for
X
restaurants is a government initiative
initiative
X
for restaurants
is
a
government
initiative
for
restaurants
and food stalls to
to
X
offer affordable meals and food stalls to offer affordable meals
and
food
stalls
to
offer
affordable
meals
as
as
X
a way to
to
X
counter the rising cost of
of
X
living. as a way to counter the rising cost of living .
as
a
way
to
counter
the
rising
cost
of
living
More than
than
X
fifteen thousand premises More than fifteen thousand premises
premises
X
More
than
fifteen
thousand
premises
have signed up
up
X
to
to
X
the program since
since
X
its have signed up to the program since its
have
signed
up
to
the
program
since
its
launch last month. "First, you don't make a loss, launch last month. "First, you don't make a loss ,
launch
last
month
First
you
don't
make
a
loss
you actually make a 20-25% margin, so you actually make a 20-25% margin
margin
X
, so
you
actually
make
a
20-25
margin
so
there's no loss here, okay?" The second there's no loss here, okay?" The second
there's
no
loss
here
okay
The
second
part is that you're helping somebody, part is that you're helping somebody,
part
is
that
you're
helping
somebody
helping the poor, helping the poor,
helping
the
poor
helping the needy. But like
like
X
many helping the needy. But like many
helping
the
needy
But
like
many
other operators, he says this can only other operators, he says this can only
other
operators
he
says
this
can
only
be sustained if the cost of
of
X
ingredients be sustained
sustained
X
if the cost of ingredients
ingredients
X
be
sustained
if
the
cost
of
ingredients
doesn't keep increasing. doesn't keep increasing.
doesn't
keep
increasing
The government imposes price ceilings on
on
X
certain items The government imposes price ceilings on certain items
The
government
imposes
price
ceilings
on
certain
items
like
like
X
raw chicken and eggs to
to
X
ensure they like raw chicken and eggs to ensure they
like
raw
chicken
and
eggs
to
ensure
they
remain affordable. Low-income families remain affordable. Low-income families
remain
affordable
Low-income
families
spend around
around
X
40% of
of
X
their income on
on
X
food, spend around 40% of their income on food,
spend
around
40
of
their
income
on
food
so they are the hardest hit so they are the hardest hit
so
they
are
the
hardest
hit
by
by
X
rising food prices. For much by rising food prices. For much
by
rising
food
prices
For
much
of
of
X
last year, food inflation in of last year, food inflation
inflation
X
in
of
last
year
food
inflation
in
Malaysia was around
around
X
4%, but
but
X
rose to
to
X
Malaysia was around 4%, but rose to
Malaysia
was
around
4
but
rose
to
7% in
in
X
November. But price controls have caused 7% in November. But price controls
price controls
X
have caused
7
in
November
But
price
controls
have
caused
a supply shortage and a supply shortage and
a
supply
shortage
and
consequently higher prices. Malaysia consequently higher prices. Malaysia
consequently
higher
prices
Malaysia
used to
to
X
produce enough eggs to
to
X
export, used to produce enough eggs to export,
used
to
produce
enough
eggs
to
export
but
but
X
when the cost of
of
X
chicken feed started but when the cost of chicken feed started
but
when
the
cost
of
chicken
feed
started
to
to
X
rise and the controlled price of
of
X
eggs to rise and the controlled price of eggs
to
rise
and
the
controlled
price
of
eggs
didn't, poultry farms reduced production. didn't, poultry farms reduced production.
didn't
poultry
farms
reduced
production
"I came to
to
X
get eggs, but
but
X
they didn't "I came to get eggs, but they didn't
I
came
to
get
eggs
but
they
didn't
have the ordinary ones, so I have no have the ordinary
ordinary
X
ones, so I have no
have
the
ordinary
ones
so
I
have
no
choice but
but
X
to
to
X
get the special omega-3 choice but to get the special omega-3
choice
but
to
get
the
special
omega-3
ones, which are more expensive, and ones, which are more expensive, and
ones
which
are
more
expensive
and
that'll affect my custom." that'll affect my custom."
that'll
affect
my
custom
The government says The government says
The
government
says
it'll consider removing price caps later it'll consider removing price caps later
it'll
consider
removing
price
caps
later
this year. The country also subsidizes petrol and electricity, this year. The country also subsidizes
subsidizes
X
petrol and electricity,
this
year
The
country
also
subsidizes
petrol
and
electricity
among
among
X
other items. among other items.
among
other
items
Last year, its subsidy bill ballooned to
to
X
18 billion dollars, Last year, its subsidy bill ballooned to 18 billion dollars,
Last
year
its
subsidy
bill
ballooned
to
18
billion
dollars
or around
around
X
21% of its GDP. "More often than
than
X
not, or around 21% of its GDP. " More often than not ,
or
around
21
of
its
GDP
More
often
than
not
and Malaysia is not an outlier here, and Malaysia is not an outlier here,
and
Malaysia
is
not
an
outlier
here
most countries due to
to
X
political most countries due to political
most
countries
due
to
political
economy reasons or whatever, price economy reasons or whatever, price
economy
reasons
or
whatever
price
controls and subsidies tend to
to
X
fall controls and subsidies tend to fall
controls
and
subsidies
tend
to
fall
into
into
X
the pattern of
of
X
the three 'U's, so into the pattern of the three 'U's, so
into
the
pattern
of
the
three
'U's
so
they become untimely, untargeted and they become untimely, untargeted and
they
become
untimely
untargeted
and
unmeasured, and you unmeasured, and you
unmeasured
and
you
have all these attendant problems." have all these attendant
attendant
X
problems."
have
all
these
attendant
problems
As an issue, national debt is also rising, As an issue, national debt
national debt
X
is also rising,
As
an
issue
national
debt
is
also
rising
while the budget deficit is expected to
to
X
widen. while the budget deficit is expected to widen.
while
the
budget
deficit
is
expected
to
widen
The government says it wants to
to
X
ease the cost of
of
X
living, The government says it wants to ease the cost of living ,
The
government
says
it
wants
to
ease
the
cost
of
living
but
but
X
it may lack the tools to get it done. but it may lack the tools
tools
X
to get it done.
but
it
may
lack
the
tools
to
get
it
done
Florence Louis, Al Jazeera, Kuala Lumpur. Florence Louis, Al Jazeera, Kuala Lumpur.
Florence
Louis
Al
Jazeera
Kuala
Lumpur

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