KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 — The number of unclaimed monies (UM) being reclaimed as of May 31 this year totals RM3.4 billion, according to the Finance Ministry (MoF).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — The Dewan Rakyat yesterday passed five motions tabled by the Finance Ministry involving government funding and taxation.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 — The total payment for the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Account 2 Support Facility (FSA2) programme that has been approved is RM835.4 million for 40,196 applications as of May 26, 2023.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — The Finance Ministry is inviting members of the public to give their views and input on how to grow the country’s economy and, at the same time, actively play a role in helping to shape Malaysia's economic health.

IPOH, June 11 — The move to continue the 100 per cent stamp duty exemption for the purchase of a first property priced below RM500,000 is expected to help more Malaysians to have a house of their own.

KUALA KANGSAR, June 10 — A proposal to raise the floor price of scrap rubber to at least RM3 per kilogramme will be brought to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) for due consideration, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — First-time house buyers will continue to enjoy a 100 per cent stamp duty exemption for purchases not exceeding RM500,000 via the Malaysian Home Ownership Initiative (i-Miliki) as provided for under Budget 2023, said the Finance Ministry (MoF).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — The government plans to reimplement the Voluntary Disclosure Programme (VDP) as one of the initiatives to expand the number of taxpayers, increase the tax compliance level and increase the country’s revenue, said the Ministry of Finance (MoF).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — The mechanism for targeted subsidies is 75 per cent complete, said Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — A total of RM11.2 billion of unclaimed money is under the management of the Accountant-General’s Department (JANM) as of April 30, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

PONTIAN, May 19 — The government does not want to amend the Income Tax Act which stipulates that the administrator or next-of-kin of a deceased income taxpayer has to pay the tax arrears.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — The government believes that research projects to be carried out following the award of the National Real Estate Research Coordinator (Naprec) grants have the potential to contribute to the nation’s property landscape development.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — Malaysia's property market activity has declined by 5.7 per cent in the first quarter (1Q) of 2023 with more than 89,000 transactions worth RM42.31 billion compared to the same period last year, said the Ministry of Finance (MoF).

KOTA KINABALU, May 15 — The granting of administrative authority in the education and health sectors in Sabah and Sarawak, especially the recruitment of staff, is one of the important matters being discussed by the Federal government via the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) secretariat.

PUTRAJAYA, May 15 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today attended the Finance Ministry's (MOF) Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration, earlier today.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 — The government is confident of achieving its economic growth forecast of 4.0 per cent to 5.0 per cent for 2023 despite the global economic challenges and uncertainties, supported by strong economic fundamentals and implementation of Budget 2023 measures, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 — The proposed increase for public health spending will be discussed during the tabling of the White Paper on Health in Parliament next month, said Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — Malaysia and Asean are committed to exploring new cooperation and partnerships with Japan in the areas of finance, said Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.

KUCHING, April 19 — The government has to bear about RM93 million to implement the free Rahmah toll initiative for four days from today, said Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — The general insurance industry has recorded an increase in gross direct premiums of 10 per cent to RM19.4 billion for 2022 compared to 2021.