KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — The first-ever National Palm Oil Conference 2023 (NPOC2023) organised by the Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) will outline the plantation sector’s priorities for the upcoming Budget 2024, as well as the industry’s future.

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 8 — The Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Ministry has outlined five focuses in Budget 2024 to create an entrepreneurial nation, said its minister Datuk Ewon Benedick.

SERDANG, Sept 7 — The subsidy rate for paddy and the irrigation system in rice fields are among the issues that will be given priority by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) in Budget 2024.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 7 — The Rural and Regional Development Ministry is focusing on improving the rural infrastructure and economy as well as Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Budget 2024, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 —  Malaysia Shipowners’ Association (MASA) expressed anticipation of the Transport Ministry’s proposed funding to aid decarbonisation in the shipping industry.

JOHOR BAHRU, Sept 4 — The government has agreed to adjust the salary scales of lecturers, professors and civil servants through the second Madani Budget, which will be tabled in Parliament this October.

BUKIT MERTAJAM, Sept 1 — Budget 2024, which will be tabled in October, will focus on empowering and strengthening the middle class and the small and medium enterprises (SMEs), according to Deputy Finance Minister II Steven Sim Chee Keong.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 — National Unity Minister Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang said the ministry has requested a higher allocation in the 2024 Budget, which will be tabled in October.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 — The progressive wage system policy has been approved at the Cabinet level and the details will be tabled during the upcoming Budget 2024 in October.

IPOH, Aug 24 — The government will try to obtain additional allocation for the construction and repair of police quarters under the Madani Budget in October, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

MELAKA, Aug 21 — Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan expressed hope that the state governments can work together with the federal government to elevate the country’s economy to be among the top 30 largest.

KOTA KINABALU, Aug 18 — Civil servants in the country are in need of a new remuneration system which is capable of assisting them in managing the current cost of living, said the Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services' (Cuepacs) president Datuk Adnan Mat.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 —The Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Ministry will hold two dialogue sessions on Budget 2024 with industry players soon.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 17 — The Local Government Development Ministry is committed to ensuring that the programmes implemented under Budget 2024 are people-centric in nature which will have a direct impact on the people.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 — Fitch Ratings believes the government will advance subsidy rationalisation, likely to initially focus on electricity and diesel, in Budget 2024 to be tabled in Parliament on October 13.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has directed members of the Cabinet to conduct engagement sessions on Budget 2024 from mid-August to mid-September, said Deputy Finance Minister 1, Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — The unity government is capable of executing Madani Economy: Empowering the People initiatives, said Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has given an assurance that the government will establish the Gig Economy Commission Malaysia (Segim) as soon as possible to improve social protection and the welfare of workers in the industry.

PUTRAJAYA, July 14 — The Finance Ministry (MOF) will be holding Budget 2024 engagement sessions physically and online to obtain the input of various parties, said Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.

PUTRAJAYA, July 14 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today the government will actively issue a strategic investor pass for investors to enter Malaysia on a multiple entry basis.