Budget 2026: Fiscally Prudent But Soft on Growth?

Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican, Treasury Secretary-General, Ministry of Finance

13-Oct-25 08:00

Budget 2026: Fiscally Prudent But Soft on Growth?

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Budget 2026 is the first under the period of the 13th Malaysia Plan that runs until 2030 and which has the lofty goal of redesigning national development. How well does this budget reflect the transformational aims of RMK13? We peel the layers of Budget 2026 with Dato’ Johan Mahmood Merican, the Secretary General of the Treasury.

Produced by: Tun Hizami Hashim

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar

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Categories: economy, government, politics

Tags: budget 2026, Belanjawan 2026, petrol subsidy, 13th Malaysia Plan, RMK-13, smes, tax revenue,

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