{"id":33599,"date":"2018-03-09T12:05:47","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T04:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?p=33599"},"modified":"2018-03-09T12:06:04","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T04:06:04","slug":"food-in-malaysia-cheaper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/food-in-malaysia-cheaper","title":{"rendered":"Food In Malaysia Cheaper Than Elsewhere, Says Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Malaysians might be complaining about the higher prices of goods, but a minister believes that the country should be proud that things are cheaper compared to neighbouring countries.<\/p>\n<p>Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin said Malaysia should be proud as prices of goods in Singapore is 70% higher while they are 71% more expensive in Brunei.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the huge differences in prices were due to differences in the gross domestic product of the respective nations.<\/p>\n<p>Hamzah said the government already provided subsidies for basic goods such as rice, sugar, cooking oil, gas and flour. 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