Budget 2015 did not address the issue of wages despite the rising cost of living expected with the removal of subsidies and the implementation of a Goods and Services Tax. What of the promise made last month to address the low wages to Gross Domestic Product ratio? Is Putrajaya's vision of a high income nation merely a statistical illusion without any effect on the real wages of the vast majority of the workforce? We explore these questions today.

This is report by Aziff Azuddin.

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