News about Budget

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): Only 80 out of 222 Members of Parliament (MPs) will be allowed to enter the Dewan Rakyat for sittings, including the tabling of Budget 2021 tomorrow evening, said its speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 4): The Association of Valuers, Property Managers, Estate Agents and Property Consultants in the Private Sector Malaysia (PEPS) has proposed that the government waive the real property gains tax (RPGT) across all property sectors involving transactions of less than RM10 million in 2021 to stimulate the property market.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has urged Members of Parliament (MPs) to set aside their political differences and ensure Budget 2021, set to be tabled on Nov 6, is passed, saying the well-being of Malaysians should be put first in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 30): Pakatan Harapan wants Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to hold urgent discussions with the Opposition on Budget 2021 before tabling it in Parliament, to achieve the objectives laid out by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 29): The National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE) has urged government and opposition lawmakers to jointly urge the finance minister to reinstate the blanket moratorium on bank loans for at least six months through Budget 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 28): The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah (pictured) has once again called upon lawmakers to stop political tussling and instead prioritise the welfare of the people and the wellbeing of the nation by ensuring that Budget 2021 is passed without interruption.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 28): The recent resurgence in the number of Covid-19 cases indicates that the path towards Malaysia's anticipated economic recovery in 2021 may not be smooth but instead bumpy.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 24): Budget 2021 will still be announced even if Parliament is suspended as widely speculated, a source said.

KUALA LUMPUR, (Oct 20): Almost 70% of Malaysians are in need of financial literacy support, according to a recent survey by newly-launched financial literacy platform Multiply.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 5): More incentives needed to encourage developers to embrace the industrialised building system (IBS) which could help reduce dependency on foreign labours, urged LBS Group managing director Tan Sri Lim Hock San (picture).