Under fire over 1MDB scandal, Malaysia's Najib frames budget to woo support, cut deficit

Under fire over 1MDB scandal, Malaysia's Najib frames budget to woo support, cut deficit

Malaysia‘s Prime Minister Najib Razak delivered a budget on Friday to help the less well off and bolster economic growth in a country hit hard by weak global energy prices, but raised income tax rates to help bring down the fiscal deficit.

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