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  "id": 9498693,
  "title": "Balancing fuel subsidies, wage growth to form core of 2027 Budget: Economy Ministry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/balancing-fuel-subsidies-wage-growth-to-form-core-of-2027-budget",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-24T05:49:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/09/1540082/balancing-fuel-subsidies-wage-growth-form-core-2027-budget-economy"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "GEORGE TOWN: Managing volatile global crude oil prices while driving wage growth will be among the key fiscal challenges addressed in 2027 Budget, says Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Budget 2027 must turn economic growth into higher wages, says Akmal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/budget-2027-must-turn-economic-growth-into-higher-wages-says-akmal",
        "published": "2026-09-24T05:25:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}