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  "id": 2704382,
  "title": "General : Budget 2027 To Focus On Addressing Cost-of-living Issues, Attracting Investment - Fahmi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/general-budget-2027-to-focus-on-addressing-cost-of-living-issues",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-23T01:34:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2597988"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 (Bernama) -- The government will place greater emphasis on addressing the people’s cost-of-living issues more comprehensively in Budget 2027, taking into account the unsettled global geopolitical situation, said MADANI Government spokesman Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "2027 budget to focus on cost of living and investments, says Fahmi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/2027-budget-to-focus-on-cost-of-living-and-investments-says-fahmi",
        "published": "2026-08-23T03:18:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Budget 2027 to focus on cost‑of‑living issues and attracting investment, says Fahmi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/budget-2027-to-focus-on-cost-of-living-issues-and-attracting",
        "published": "2026-08-23T03:18:47.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Fahmi: 2027 Budget to put greater focus on cost of living",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/fahmi-2027-budget-to-put-greater-focus-on-cost-of-living",
        "published": "2026-08-23T03:45:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Budget 2027: Cost of living to take centre stage as government weighs global risks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/budget-2027-cost-of-living-to-take-centre-stage-as-government-weighs",
        "published": "2026-08-23T03:57:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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