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Podcast: Consider This
Episode: Consider This: Budget 2024 - The Pension Predicament
Description: The Government’s public pension liability is currently RM31 billion, which accounts for about 10% of its operating expenditure. This amount is projected to hit RM46 billion in seven years. Are we at a crossroads where public pension reform is not just a painful choice but an overdue necessity? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to economists Dr Nungsari Ahmad Radhi and Professor Geoffrey Williams.