Datuk Sri Najib and his BN peers hold up their copies of the BN manifesto at the launch in the Bukit Jalil Stadium in Kuala Lumpur tonight. - Picture by Siow Feng Saw
BUKIT JALIL, April 6 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today promised an eventual cash payout of RM1,200 to each low-income family, aiming at the economic needs of voters as he seeks a stronger mandate for the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition in Election 2013.
Najib tonight said the popular Bantuan Rakyat 1 Malaysia (BR1M) scheme, where families with a monthly income of less than RM3,000 currently receive RM500, will be continued if BN wins.
“The BR1M amount will be increased further gradually to RM1,200,” he told a crowd of cheering BN supporters in uniform blue in a live television address here.
He said that BN plans to gradually decrease the tax imposed upon individuals and companies.
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