KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 — The government has the obligation to protect the people, especially those at risk such as contributors to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) who do not have enough savings for their old age, says Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — The government will focus on strengthening the country’s fiscal position by expanding revenue and rationalising expenditure.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — The government via the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) is finalising the findings of the Household Income, Expenditure and Basic Amenities Survey (HIES/BA) 2022 which involved 92,000 households from January to December 2022.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — The government does not intend to make any reviews or restructuring on projects that have been implemented by the previous administration, said the Economy Ministry.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — The government will focus on three main issues this year to achieve high-income nation status by 2026, including fiscal strengthening by focusing on increasing revenue and spending rationalisation, including more targeted subsidies.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — A total of RM420 million or 21 per cent of the total value of the RM2 billion low carbon transition facility (LCTF) fund has been utilised by small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) so far, said Deputy Economy Minister Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 — The Economy Ministry will hold discussions with all local authorities to speed up the implementation of Inisiatif Pendapatan Rakyat (IPR) throughout the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The Economy Ministry plans to finalise and present the Energy Transition Roadmap, which translates the National Energy Policy into energy transition projects to be led by large, medium-sized and small companies, within three months.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — The Ministry of Economy has estimated temporary development expenditure allocated to state economic development corporations (SEDCs) at RM20.77 million, said its minister Rafizi Ramli.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 25 — The government is devising a new strategy to deal with the cost of living issue, including creating a food supply chain domestically through encouraging agricultural activities to grow raw materials that can replace imported products such as chilli, said Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 — Newly appointed Economy Minister Mohd Rafizi Ramli today outlined some priorities for the first week for his ministry.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 5 — Newly-appointed Minister of Economy Mohd Rafizi Ramli said his overall focus will be on taking Malaysia towards becoming a high-income nation.