TheEdgeDaily - KUALA LUMPUR: Half of Malaysian households have a monthly income of less than RM3,000. This was revealed in the 2007 household income and facilities census by the Department of Statistics Malaysia. Of the 5.8 million households in the country, 8.6% have an income below RM1,000, 29.4% had between RM1,000 and RM2,000, while 19.8% earned between RM2,001 and RM3,000.
Answering a question in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Amirsham Abdul Aziz said 12.9% of the households earned between RM3,001 and RM4,000 and 8.6% between RM4,001 and RM5,000. "Around 15.8% of the households have an income of between RM5,001 and RM10,000 and 4.9% have an income of RM10,000 and above," he said in reply to Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj (Sungai Siput-PKR).
Kak Jayn: That is shocking, and that should be shocking to everyone. RM3,000 per household is only acceptable if you live in rural areas or small towns. There is absolutely no room to move if you are on RM3,000 per household and living in urban areas. Let's just look at a hypothetical urban family of 4 living in urban areas. I am only suggesting conservative amounts here.
Mortgage/Rent (low cost): RM500pm. Small car repayment: RM300. Allowance for 2 kids: RM100. Mobile phones: RM200. Petrol: RM200. Utilities: RM150. Food/Household Items: RM700. Daily Commute/Lunch: RM400. Outside Meals: RM300. Support For Parents: RM300. Miscellaneous: RM300. That is RM3,150 (not inclusive of taxes and EPF contributions!!!). Forget about Astro, movies, CDs, holidays, toys, new clothes, etc.
*Tidak siapa dapat membantu kita melainkan diri kita sendiri. Marilah mencari alternative pendapatan. Makan anakbini sapa nak tanggung? Belanja sekolah anak bagaimana nak bayar? Hutang-hutang kad kredit camner nak cover? ......Dengan gaji yang kita ada (average graduates pays) kita hanya cukup-cukup makan. Itupun kalau cukup.
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