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Remove pensions, but raise EPF contributions for civil servants: Yii

Putrajaya should consider increasing civil servants' Employees Provident Fund contributions as part of its proposal to abolish pensions, DAP lawmaker Dr Kelvin Yii told the Dewan Rakyat today.

Cabinet to discuss scrapping politician pensions before brought to Parliament, says Anwar

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has said that the proposal to abolish pensions for politicians will first be discussed at the cabinet level and then brought to Parliament before any decision is implemented.

Mooted scrapping of pensions not to victimise Malays, says Anwar

The government has dismissed allegations that the proposal to abolish the pension scheme for new intakes of civil servants would victimise the Malays, who form the majority in government service.

Perikatan Youth admits bloated pensions bill, but asks govt to consider alternatives

Putrajaya should reconsider plans to stop pensionable employment of incoming civil servants and find alternatives that also reduce national spending on pensions, Perikatan Nasional (PN) Youth leader Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal said.

Pension scheme abolition should start with elected reps: Sabah Umno info chief

Datuk Suhaimi Nasir said that Umno Youth had previously proposed abolishing the pension scheme, and the idea has been well-received by various parties, including himself.

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