Budget should also focus on disabled
KUCHING: Budget 2021 should be exclusive and comprehensive for all walks of life in Malaysia without the need to make Employees Provident Fund (EPF) withdrawals. “This is because not everyone is an EPF contributor such as masseurs, street musicians (buskers), labourers, farmers, fishermen, and street hawkers, who do not have EPF savings. “If the EPF […]
Anxious wait for Friday’s Budget 2021
MUKAH: Sarawakians are anxiously waiting for this Friday, especially on how much Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin allocates for the biggest state in Malaysia. This is when he tables the National Budget 2021at the Dewan Rakyat sitting in Parliament. The budget will be the first for Muhyiddin since becoming the country’s eighth prime minister […]
Dr Yii wants more focus on healthcare system
KUCHING: Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii hoped that the upcoming federal 2021 Budget would focus more on the country’s healthcare system. He said an ‘over-investment’ was crucially needed for the healthcare system in the country. “Covid-19 was a stress test for our healthcare system and in some places, we have seen the effects of years […]
Budget focus will be on pandemic
KUCHING: The Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Children Development is of the view that the focus of the 2021 Federal Budget will be on addressing the Covid-19 pandemic. Its minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the objective would be to help those affected by the pandemic. “We know that a large budget […]
Hoping budget will help various groups of people
KUCHING: Minister in Chief Minister’s Department (Integrity and Ombudsman), Datuk Talib Zulpilip hopes Budget 2021 will help the business community, who are hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, through the extension of loan moratorium, tax relief and assistance with wages. He also hopes the elderly and pensioners will be taken care of through the extension […]
Sarawak expects bigger budget allocation
KUCHING: Whenever the federal budget is tabled in Parliament, Sarawak expects greater allocations, says Assistant Utilities (Water Supply) Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi. He said this in response to Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul on Budget 2021 and confirmed that Budget 2021 would be bigger than Budget 2020, saying the government intended to […]
Rentap hopes budget will include assistance for farmers
KUCHING: Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Youth chief Gerald Rentap Jabu hopes the 2021 Budget will include assistance for farmers. He said farmers needed help because of increasing input prices and declining commodity prices. He said the 2021 Budget should also cover all strata of the Malaysian population, including youth. “In view of the current […]
Union hopes for better internet connectivity
KUCHING: Budget 2021 should take into account internet connectivity and online teaching and learning facilities for urban and rural areas throughout Sarawak. This was said by Sarawak Teachers’ Union (STU) president Macky Joseph, who said this includes providing widespread internet coverage as well as high speed data for teachers and students to conduct online teaching […]
Clearer signs of economic recovery needed to boost ringgit
KUALA LUMPUR: With Budget 2021 expected to be the most challenging amid uncertainties, more clearer signs of economic recovery is needed for the ringgit to move higher. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd economist Izuan Ahmad said whether the ringgit would strengthen would depend on the actual success factors pertaining to the containment of Covid-19. “At the […]
Fadillah hopes high priority projects in budget
KUCHING: Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof hopes that certain high priority projects proposed by his ministry will be included in the 2021 Budget tabled by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said among the high priority projects in East Malaysia were the ‘missing link’ route connecting Kuala Baram in Miri to the border […]
