KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 — The Dewan Rakyat has passed the Supply (Budget) Bill 2026 today after Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim tabled it on October 10.
It was approved after securing the majority support of MPs through a voice vote.
Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul announced the decision following the third reading of the Bill by Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
Budget 2026 marks the fourth budget under the Madani government and the first under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP).
Themed 'Belanjawan Rakyat' (A Budget for the People), it allocates RM470 billion in public expenditure, comprising RM338.2 billion for operating expenditure and RM81 billion for development expenditure.
It also includes investments from government-linked investment companies (RM30 billion), public-private initiatives (RM10 billion), as well as Federal statutory bodies and Minister of Finance Incorporated companies (RM10.8 billion).
