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Local councils, states told to cut petty traders' rent to ease cost pressures

Published on 5 May 2026 5:52:05 PM

The government wants local authorities and state governments to reduce rental rates for small businesses, particularly hawkers and petty traders, to ease rising cost pressures.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said this follows growing concerns over the financial strain faced by small-scale traders, many of whom operate from premises owned by local councils and government-linked agencies.

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The government wants local authorities and state governments to reduce rental rates for small businesses, particularly hawkers and petty traders, to ease rising cost pressures.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said this follows growing concerns over the financial strain faced by small-scale traders, many of whom operate from premises owned by local councils and government-linked agencies.

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