Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has revealed his first budget.
The plan scales back spending, as the economy appears to be slowing.
The government has relied heavily on price-control mechanisms to keep essential items affordable.
But economists say those measures can have unintended consequences.

Al Jazeera's Florence Looi reports from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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