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[COLUMNIST] Budget 2024 - new financing models

[COLUMNIST] Budget 2024 - new financing models

Fiscal consolidation and sustainability necessitates indirect/secondary fiscal injection not only via PPP but also fiscal decentralisation.
Thu Nov 16 2023
Budget 2023: Tax incentives for ACE, LEAP listings to catalyse entrepreneurship

Budget 2023: Tax incentives for ACE, LEAP listings to catalyse entrepreneurship

The Budget 2023 commits to fiscal consolidation with further reduction in budget deficit to GDP ratio to 5% this year and to 3.2% by 2025.
Fri Feb 24 2023
Malaysia announces tighter 2023 Budget as it warns of slowing growth

Malaysia announces tighter 2023 Budget as it warns of slowing growth

The 2023 Budget aims to provide favourable conditions and ensure a balance between economic needs and fiscal consolidation.
Fri Oct 07 2022
S&P revision of Malaysia's rating outlook shows confidence in fiscal consolidation efforts - Mustapa

S&P revision of Malaysia's rating outlook shows confidence in fiscal consolidation efforts - Mustapa

Despite facing various challenges, Malaysia has been able to maintain an encouraging growth rate.
Tue Jun 28 2022
The 12th Malaysia Plan and new ways of raising funding sources

The 12th Malaysia Plan and new ways of raising funding sources

A premature fiscal consolidation, therefore, is tantamount to placing the economy under a form of quasi-austerity.
Sat Oct 02 2021
Govt remains committed to fiscal consolidation objective

Govt remains committed to fiscal consolidation objective

The government remains committed to its fiscal consolidation objective through medium term revenue strategy and medium term fiscal framework.
Wed Apr 07 2021
Affordable housing as key to sustained fiscal consolidation

Affordable housing as key to sustained fiscal consolidation

It's almost as if that healthcare is implicitly and by default treated like a basic human right but housing isn't.
Mon Dec 21 2020
Affordable housing as key to sustained fiscal consolidation

Affordable housing as key to sustained fiscal consolidation

A stable housing market in the form of affordable housing facilitated and enabled by land price stability implies less debt leverage.
Wed Dec 16 2020
Fiscal deficit reduction - is there a magic number?

Fiscal deficit reduction - is there a magic number?

Fiscal consolidation will be very difficult to achieve if a bleak and gloomy economic outlook is to be on-going and persist.
Tue Nov 03 2020
Budget 2018 a responsible budget inclusive in nature while committed to fiscal consolidation - Charon

Budget 2018 a responsible budget inclusive in nature while committed to fiscal consolidation - Charon

Khazanah Research Institute welcomes Budget 2018's breadth and depth of coverage.
Sat Oct 28 2017
Budget 2017 to support growth amid slower fiscal consolidation: RAM Ratings

Budget 2017 to support growth amid slower fiscal consolidation: RAM Ratings

RAM Ratings expects Budget 2017 to remain supportive due to the weak external environment and slower GDP growth.
Mon Oct 17 2016
Malaysian govt's fiscal consolidation to remain intact, says Moody's

Malaysian govt's fiscal consolidation to remain intact, says Moody's

Malaysia's fiscal consolidation trend will remain intact this year due to the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax and the reduction of energy subsidies, says Moody's Investors Service.
Fri Oct 23 2015
Nation's economic transformation must continue - Najib

Nation's economic transformation must continue - Najib

Najib said measures such as fiscal consolidation and subsidy rationalisation, including the GST., must be carried out prudently.
Tue Apr 15 2014
Nazir Razak compliments Najib Razak's Budget 2014

Nazir Razak compliments Najib Razak's Budget 2014

The government has correctly prioritised fiscal consolidation, restraining expenditure in its Budget for 2014, said Datuk Seri Nazir Razak.
Sat Oct 26 2013
What to watch for ahead of US presidential inauguration

What to watch for ahead of US presidential inauguration

Here's a timeline of events between now and inauguration day.
Sat Nov 23 2024
The battle to reduce road deaths

The battle to reduce road deaths

In Malaysia, over half a million road accidents have been recorded so far this year.
Sat Nov 23 2024
Pro-Palestinian NGOs seek court order to stop Dutch arms exports to Israel

Pro-Palestinian NGOs seek court order to stop Dutch arms exports to Israel

The Dutch state, as a signatory to the 1948 Genocide Convention, has a duty to take all reasonable measures at its disposal to prevent genocide.
Sat Nov 23 2024
How quickly can Trump's Musk-led efficiency panel slash US regulations?

How quickly can Trump's Musk-led efficiency panel slash US regulations?

Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.
Sat Nov 23 2024
2TM: Consultations on PTPTN loans, admission to IPTA at MOHE booth

2TM: Consultations on PTPTN loans, admission to IPTA at MOHE booth

Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.
Sat Nov 23 2024
Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily

Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.
Sat Nov 23 2024
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year

COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation

Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains

Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award

Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024