Budget 2024 highlights
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Budget 2024 highlights
PN claims rep blackmailed
NFCorp beats govt lawsuit
Budget 2024 highlights
Anwar Ibrahim unveiled his second budget as prime minister on Friday.
Here are some highlights
Payout under the Rahmah Cash Aid (STR) will now be up to RM3,700, although exact specifics have not been released as of Sunday.
A new flexible EPF account will be introduced that can be accessed at any time.
Tax reliefs for self-improvement, dental, and medical checkups for your parents - among others.
Service tax will be increased to 8 percent, except for food and beverage and telecommunications.
Diesel subsidies will be rationalised.
Motorcyclists can get an RM2,400 rebate if they buy electric motorbikes.
The government is also switching to electric cars for official vehicles.
The government is allocating RM150 million for the maintenance of public toilets nationwide.
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PN claims rep blackmailed
PN claimed Kuala Kangsar MP Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid moved to support Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister because the MACC blackmailed him with the threat of corruption charges.
What threats involve Iskandar exactly is unclear.
The MACC has denied the allegation and said it was not involved in the Bersatu lawmaker's change in support.
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NFCorp beats govt lawsuit
A suit filed by the Mahathir-Harapan administration in 2019 against National Feedlot Corporation (NFCorp) chairperson Mohamad Salleh Ismail, three of his children, and seven others was defeated in court.
Putrajaya had filed the suit to reclaim an RM250 million loan from the defendants.
However, the court found that the government had failed to prove any wrongful use of the loan by NFCorp.
NFCorp was ordered to only pay back RM33.7 million of the unutilised loan amount to the government.
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Other news that matter
The government is planning to donate RM100 million to alleviate the suffering of Palestinians.
A mall in Johor Bahru was hit with a bomb threat on Saturday by an anonymous caller who warned against supporting Palestine amid the conflict with Israel.
The family of deceased teen T Nhaveen want the Attorney-General's Chambers to appeal the acquittal of five individuals accused of bullying him to death.
Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman said the planned service tax hike and rationalisation of subsidies will squeeze the middle class.
Budget airlines MYAirline is offering refunds to passengers affected by the suspension of its operations.
The Malaysian Medical Association blasted the Health Ministry's move to delay a debate on a bill to control tobacco products by conducting a public opinion survey.
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