He said the new project would benefit 17 million people in the region.

The change benefited more than two million people, most of them in the middle class.

"All this development may be good for the big boys, but I don't see how it's going to benefit people like me."

Why waste time when it is a question of doing something that will benefit people?

And how much of that prosperity will benefit local poor people?

The current system doesn't seem to be benefiting many people.

"But what does all that really mean if it doesn't benefit people who have been disadvantaged?"

Higher pensions and related benefits will benefit another 12 million people.

That will benefit people on a very local level.

You wanted to bend the Patrol's rules to benefit people.