The finance ministry’s report shows that in the span of 10 years, the income gap between the T20 and B40 has widened significantly.
“The World Bank reports that although the median income continued to outpace inflation, the income growth for low-income Malaysians slowed between 2014 and 2016. “Furthermore, the mean income of the top 20% and the bottom 40% of households widened from RM8,679 in 2009 to RM15,354 in 2019. This signifies the widening of the income gap between the two groups.”
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