Rakyat JDT tertekan kos sara hidup meningkat

R2D2

More than half of Johoreans feel their finances are worsening
Published on 21 Feb 2018 7:00AM ·


INSTEAD of spending his retirement with his grandkids, Alias Mohd Jamil is driving a taxi while his wife runs a lunch delivery service to make ends meet.

Although his adult children are working and earning salaries, Alias does not want to burden them by asking them to financially look after him and his wife.

“As long as I am able, I do not want to burden them. They have their own families to take care of,” said the 56-year-old pensioner from Senai, a town on the outskirts of Johor Baru.

Alias’ views reflects those of more than half of Johorean respondents (51%) in a study commissioned in January, that they are worse off financially now compared to a year ago.

The findings tally with studies in other states, which show that bread-and-butter issues, such as cost of living, stagnant wages, and housing affordability, are the top concerns among voters in the run-up to the 14th general election.

Johor is a battleground state in GE14, and the opposition Pakatan Harapan coalition believes it can bring down this Barisan Nasional fortress by calling attention to weaknesses in the ruling coalition’s management of the economy.

The survey done by Merdeka Centre for Opinion Research also showed that 64% of the 1,007 respondents in Johor were dissatisfied with the federal government’s handling of the economy.

More than 62% believed that economic conditions had worsened compared to a year ago, while 22% said that it was better.

A significant number of Johoreans also did not take kindly to a question on whether they agreed with a national leader who advised the public to be thrifty in the face of high inflation.

Some 47% of those surveyed disagreed with this advice while 51% agreed with him.

“Sentiments towards the national economy were largely negative …  This is in stark contrast to the robust macroeconomic growth numbers recorded for 2017,” said the Merdeka Centre.

Financial analysts and the government have estimated that the country’s economy grew between 5.2% and 5.8% in 2017, which defied earlier expectations.

Prime Minister Najib Razak has touted these growth numbers as proof of his government’s sound handling of the economy.

Indians hardest hit

About 55% of the survey’s respondents were Malays, 38% Chinese and 7% Indians aged above 21 years old. Almost half, or 48% were aged between 21 and 50.

A majority, or 66%, had an income of RM4,000 and below, while those earning less than RM2,000 a month made up the largest group of respondents at 36%.

Eleven per cent earned between RM4,000 and RM6,000 a month, while only 6%, or about 60 people, said they made more than RM7,000 a month.

About 63% live in urban, areas while 61% said they received the 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) scheme.   

The negative perception of the economy generally cuts across ethnic lines, with a majority of those in all communities saying that things are worse off than a year ago.

About 52% of Malays thought the economy had worsened as compared to 76% of Chinese and 62% of Indians.

Indians respondents seemed to be the hardest hit, with 61% of them saying they were financially worse off, as to compared to 52% of Chinese and 49% of Malays.

At 35%, Malays had the largest group of respondents who said their finances had improved, while 21% of Indians and 15% of Chinese said the same thing.

About 32% of Chinese respondents said their situation remained the same, compared to 18% of Indians and 16% of Malays.

Seventy-two per cent of Chinese respondents were dissatisfied with the government’s handling of the economy, followed by 66% of Indians and 53% of Malays. – February 21, 2018.

espri6006

JDT taknak hapuskan GST ke?

sub5zero

Mana mungkin, ekonomi berkembang 5.9% kan??

samasam90

bukan ke ada akhbar petik sultan kata at least johorian bawa merc? btw ayat tu sesuai dgn lirik altimet.. kalau tinggal rumah sewa, tapi beli kereta mewah, amboi.. amboi, amboi...

prizadane

tapi memang barang dan kedai makan dekat JB mahal.. daerah lain tak pasti lah.  aku kalau balikm JB memang prefer makan kat rumah mertua aku je.

btw, atok mertua aku umur dah 78 tahun pun masih bawa taxi di JB.. anak cucu bagi duit pun tak cukup katanya.. duit pencen pun berapa je dia dapat. so aku agak bersetuju la living cost di JB tinggi

coolie83

aku duduk dh nk dekat 30 tahun kt jb n so far mmg kos sara hidup meningkat dari tahun ke tahun..

tertekan? tak dela tertekan sgt pun..

pilihan masih ada kalau bab keperluan or makan2 tu..tepuk chest tanya selera

tapi yang ni aku mmg setuju - - - - duduk rumah sewa tp pakai keta mewah.. amboiamboiamboi

grouper

Bawak uber kat jb konpem blh dpt rm100 sehari.. nak merungut apa lagi..

R2D2

Laaaa..  selama ni aku ingat rakyat JDT asal weekend je oversea
Setakat tin sardin 20 sen,  tak pandang punya la

OsHiN_hOnEy

harga barang2 runcit kat Tesco/mydin/giant tu lain ker kat Joho?

harga ikan and sayuran lain ker?

harga sewa rumah lain ker?

harga petrol/bill electric semua tu lain ker?

tang mana yg kat Joho ni lagi teruk than tempat lain?

pakcik tu belanja kat aeon daily ker? mkn kat paradigm tetiap hari ker?

roy3

Bc artikel atas melayu paling kurg rs tekanan ekonomi berbanding india n cina..pdhal cina paling tggi pendapatan berbanding melayu..cina pulak paling tertekan???penyokong dap yg ramai ni

beeeee

Kos sara hidup kat jb ni saing2 kl. Jb kan tgh membangun kaw kaw. Tak lama lagi akan ada stadium baru kat mutiara rini

pyropura

Ingatkan Mydin je komplen .... dan Jdt ni tak bijak berbelanja, online semua kan murah @tobby

pyropura

Yang penting dapat LUASKAN KUASAMU

NAT_11

OsHiN_hOnEy replied at 21-2-2018 10:55 AM
harga barang2 runcit kat Tesco/mydin/giant tu lain ker kat Joho?

harga ikan and sayuran lain ker? ...

Banyak yang lain.
Tak payah cakap pasal harga barang di JB, cakap pasal harga barang
di Melaka, dah cukup. Masa aku mula-mula pindah di Melaka,
aku terkejut berok tengok harga barang.
Bayangkan UBI KAYU sekilo rm4..00, kat Muar baru rm2..00
Pisang berangan yang dah tercabut daripada sikatnya, dilonggok
kat dalam bakol, kalau kat KL paling cikai rm2..00 tapi kat
MELAKA, ram5..00!!!!!!!

PEPPERMAN

Taraf hidup makin meningkat, so ofkos la kos sara ikut meningkat. Lagipun Johor tentu menerima tempias urban negara jiran.

takayama

NAT_11 replied at 21-2-2018 11:17 AM
Banyak yang lain.
Tak payah cakap pasal harga barang di JB, cakap pasal harga barang
di Melaka,  ...

kt muo nak beli pisang tanduk x blh beli kat tepi jln yg area tg gading atau pt bunga/rawang
situ blh tahan mencekik darah
nk murah beli kat paso mmg murah
nk lg murah gie kebun pak sedara sambil tumpang menebas
sambil cantas apa yg patut
then blh amik tanpa perlu membayo

axl_bach

espri6006 replied at 21-2-2018 10:12 AM
JDT taknak hapuskan GST ke?

Mimpi basah bangsa J,  Sultan arah hapuskan GST...... kecoh kemain dulu kononnya di Johor xder GST.... lok

takayama

sian gak kat sepupu yg dok JB
br ni dia kata nak pencen
tp bila mikirkan kos sara hidup makin tinggi terpaksalah kerja smp reput

axl_bach

prizadane replied at 21-2-2018 10:23 AM
tapi memang barang dan kedai makan dekat JB mahal.. daerah lain tak pasti lah.  aku kalau balikm JB  ...

Ni kalo si Kontolejen ada mmg masak ko kena nih..... nnt dia bagi list 10 bandar yg living cost tertinggi, dan JB hanya di nombor 8-9 jer

prizadane

baju raya kat JB jangan cakap lah, mahal gila. baju yang sama which is vietnam mari, dekat shah alam n KL, not even rm150. dekat JB, RM300 kau...