SANDAKAN: Marline Adayadayu, Jesselton Coffee Cafe manager, said the tax relief for higher education was the highlight of Budget 2013.
Her father is a hospital stuff nurse and her mother a teacher. Marline said pursuing higher education was a burden to her parents because of the small age gap between her four siblings.
“We have four siblings and our age difference is only a year apart, each. Pursuing higher education is a burden to my parents so this is a good thing,” said Marline.
Speaking on the Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia allocation, Marline believes it would benefit those with minimum wage, but the number of shops are still few.
She added that local products and prices were affordable and the reduced prices would be an added advantage to those who buy from Kedai Rakyat.
“The reduced cost should be good for those earning minimum wage. Not everyone prefers buying imported stuffs.
“Hopefully this will be a continuous thing,” said Marline.
Businessman Yusri Ramlee said food-related businesses would definitely feel the effect of the 20 sen sugar subsidy but he believes the price reduction should also be applied to all food prices.
“We hope maybe food prices can be reduced. If it’s possible, the
allocation should not be limited to Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia alone. It
should include other food prices,” said Yusri.
He added that there were plenty of people who had not received their share of the first BR1M.
“I think maybe the regulations (for BR1M) shouldn’t be too strict.
Maybe for those who earn a little over RM3,000 could apply for it too,” said Yusri.