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Table 7.2 Comparison of the main coalitions’ GE14 youth-related
manifesto items
Pakatan Harapan Barisan Nasional Gagasan Sejahtera
(PAS)
Education Defer payment of Increase Internet Abolish PTPTN
student loans for reach in public (student loans).
those earning under universities.
RM4,000/month. Reinstate special
RM1,500 one-time schools for low-
Mainstream payment to children income students.
Technical and of BR1M recipients
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Vocational Education who are enrolled in
and Training (TVET) public universities.
programmes.

Cost of living Allocate RM1 Improve and expand Restructure
billion for young BR1M. payments to toll
entrepreneurs. concessionaires.
O er a public-
transport pass. Aid for rst-time car
purchases.

Jobs Minimum wage of Create jobs via the Make agriculture
RM1,500. Malaysian Vision again the main
Valley. sector of the national
Create one million economy.
high-quality jobs. Create 50,000
jobs via a TVET Create centres of
Bootcamp excellence for young
graduates.

Housing Create rent-to- Create speci c banks Review system of
own schemes via to fund purchase of awarding land to
commercial banks a ordable housing developers.
nationwide. (under RM300,000).
Reduce price of
Increase a ordable Increase the number a ordable housing
housing quotas. of 1Malaysia Youth to be between
transit homes for RM50,000 and
B40 youth. RM180,000.
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