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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) will optimise the use of allocations under Budget MADANI 2027 to strengthen operational readiness, enhance enforcement capabilities and address increasingly complex digital crime threats.
By Nor Baizura Basri
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The 2027 Budget provides a fair and equitable share for citizens from all strata of life, despite the government navigating a tough global landscape, as it is fully cognizant of the challenges ordinary people face in their everyday lives.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Malaysia (SAMENTA) welcomes the one per cent corporate income tax reduction for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) under Budget 2027, which is expected to provide up to RM6,000 in tax savings to over 300,000 SMEs.
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Chief Secretary to the Government (KSN), Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar, is confident that civil servants are ready to shoulder their duties and responsibilities to ensure the swift and effective implementation of government policies, including Budget 2027.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Budget 2027, tabled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today, reflects the government's concern for urban residents' well-being through an allocation of RM400 million for Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The deferment of National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loan repayments for borrowers earning less than RM2,500 a month under Budget 2027 will help stabilise graduates’ financial positions in the early stages of their careers, said Deputy Higher Education Minister Adam Adli Abd Halim.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Financing guarantees exceeding 100 per cent under the Housing Credit Guarantee Scheme (SJKP), announced in Budget 2027, would help more young people own their first homes, Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming said.
KUCHING, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting from Oct 12 to 21 will see four Bills tabled, including the Supply Bill (2027), 2026, which provides for the Sarawak 2027 Budget to be presented for approval.
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The Health Ministry (MoH) has been allocated RM47.7 billion under Budget 2027, an increase of RM1.18 billion or 2.55 per cent from RM46.52 billion in 2026, to strengthen its workforce, upgrade healthcare facilities and expand public access to medical services.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Guardian Malaysia has welcomed measures in Budget 2027 that recognise healthcare affordability as an essential part of the cost-of-living conversation, particularly the increase in the individual tax relief limit from RM9,000 to RM12,000 for the first time since 2010.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The stamp duty exemptions for the rehabilitation of abandoned housing projects will help facilitate project revival and provide much-needed relief to affected purchasers, said Real Estate And Housing Developers' Association Malaysia (REHDA).
By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Semiconductor-related initiatives under Budget 2027 could help Malaysia move up the global semiconductor value chain by strengthening innovation, intellectual property (IP) creation and the development of high-value technologies, said the Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association (MSIA).
