KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 14 -- Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said that the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government's maiden budget for 2021 would see increased allocation for welfare assistance and poverty eradication efforts.

The Rembau MP said that though the current government was faced with a politically tough decision in revising the poverty margin, he said that the move was crucial to tackle the issue.

Speaking to the press after visiting and distributing meals to the homeless and urban poor in Chow Kit, he lamented the fact that the RM900 poverty margin previously recorded was left unchecked for such a long time.

"By revising the poverty line, of course the incidents of poverty will increase. Politically, th...