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Economy · Budget 2027Press ✓ 5 outlets · figures per the Prime Minister’s speech as reported

Anwar tables a record RM510 billion Budget 2027, targeting a 3.3% deficit

The fifth Madani budget lifts spending from RM470 billion this year and aims to bring the deficit to 3% by 2028, after fuel subsidies pushed this year’s gap to 3.6%.

Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim tabled Budget 2027 in the Dewan Rakyat on Friday 9 October, at 3.35pm, according to The Star, Business Today, Bernama, NST and Malay Mail. The headline figure is a record RM510 billion, up from RM470 billion for 2026, of which RM376.8 billion is federal operating spending and RM83 billion is development spending, The Star and Business Today said. Federal revenue is forecast at RM380.8 billion.

The government targets a deficit of 3.3% of gross domestic product in 2027 and 3% by 2028. For 2026 the deficit is now seen at 3.6%, above the 3.5% target, because the crisis in West Asia raised fuel subsidies to about RM40 billion, the reports said. Federal debt is projected at 63.7% of GDP in 2027. The sources differ on what the RM510 billion includes: some outlets cite RM459.8 billion for the federal budget, with the rest coming from off-budget investment, so DailyDrop uses the RM510 billion headline as reported.

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RM510bnrecord 2027 spending plan, from RM470bn (The Star, Business Today)
3.3%deficit target for 2027, 3% by 2028 (Business Today)
RM80bn+subsidies, aid and incentives (Business Today)
Economy · TaxesPress ✓ 4 outlets · bands per Malay Mail and Bernama

Individual tax relief rises to RM12,000 and two middle-income rates are cut, but the top 30% rate starts at RM1 million

The cap on individual income tax relief goes up to RM12,000 from RM9,000, the first revision since 2010, Malay Mail and Bernama reported. The rate falls to 18% from 19% for chargeable income of RM70,000 to RM100,000, and to 24% from 25% for RM100,000 to RM150,000. The top rate of 30% will apply from 2027 to chargeable income above RM1 million, instead of RM2 million, Bernama and Malaysiakini said.

New or widened reliefs cover postnatal care, caring for parents and grandparents, course fees, children’s tuition, AI subscriptions, vaccinations and pet adoption, Bernama reported. The Prime Minister said about five million taxpayers will have up to RM1,600 more disposable income, Malay Mail said. DailyDrop has not seen the Finance Ministry’s own table, so these figures are as reported by the press.

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Chargeable incomeTax

Income left to be taxed after deductions and reliefs are subtracted from what you earn.

Environment · HazePress ✓ 4 outlets · closures per Malay Mail, AFP and Al Jazeera

Schools shut across Kuala Lumpur and six states as haze from Indonesian fires chokes the peninsula

Schools were closed on Friday 9 October in Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Johor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan and Selangor, plus the Rompin district of Pahang, Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said, according to Malay Mail, Al Jazeera, Khaleej Times (AFP) and Kuwait Times. Al Jazeera put the number of affected students at about two million. Schools in Perlis, Perak, Penang, Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan stayed open. Kuala Lumpur read about 170 on the Air Pollutant Index.

Anwar said he had spoken to Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto, who agreed to take the necessary steps, without details, and asked the Foreign Minister to push for an urgent meeting of ASEAN environment ministers, according to the Al Jazeera report. Fadhlina said future closures would be announced early to give parents time. The King, Sultan Ibrahim, said schools should close at API 150 or more, the reports said. Kuala Lumpur is also stepping up cloud seeding.

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Markets · MalaysiaPress ✓ 3 outlets · close not confirmed; morning data from Bernama

Bursa edges up before the Budget with cash-aid beneficiaries in focus; the Friday close was not confirmed

Bernama reported that the FBM KLCI rose 1.14 points to 1,602.15 at 9.16am on Friday from 1,601.01, with losers ahead of gainers 233 to 216. Malacca Securities said the index was still below its key moving averages, with resistance at 1,616 to 1,631 and support at 1,571 to 1,586. Malay Mail said Bursa rose ahead of Budget 2027, with retailers in focus because of cash aid measures.

DailyDrop could not find a confirmed 5pm close for Friday, so the left-hand ear box shows a dash. The ringgit closed at 4.0830/0875 against the dollar from 4.0890/0940, Bernama reported, on support from the Budget’s commitment to fiscal consolidation. Quoted levels are as Bernama gave them and were not confirmed by a second outlet.

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Economy · Subsidies and aidPress ✓ 4 outlets · aid totals per the speech as reported

STR and SARA cash aid total RM16 billion for about 13 million Malaysians; fuel subsidies are the pressure point

Cash assistance under Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah, or STR, and Sumbangan Asas Rahmah, or SARA, will total RM16 billion and reach about 13 million Malaysians, including some middle-income households, according to reports of the speech by Business Today and NST. Subsidies, aid and incentives together exceed RM80 billion. Fuel subsidies rose to about RM40 billion this year because of the crisis in West Asia.

CIMB analysts expect petrol and diesel subsidies to fall by about RM9 billion to RM32 billion next year, a projection rather than an official figure. SCMP ran a live feed of 17 key takeaways, and Reuters-based reports said the spending plan comes ahead of a possible election. Nothing in the reports DailyDrop saw said the price of RON95 petrol will change.

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RM16bnSTR and SARA cash aid (Business Today)
13mMalaysians expected to benefit (NST)
RM40bnfuel subsidy bill in 2026 (Business Today)
In brief
  • Budget 2027 tabled at 3.35pm; record RM510bnThe Star, Bernama
  • Deficit target 3.3% for 2027, 3% by 2028Business Today
  • Tax relief cap RM12,000; 30% rate from RM1mMalay Mail, Bernama
  • Minimum wage RM2,000 from June 2027NST, Bernama
  • Schools shut in KL and six states over hazeMalay Mail, Al Jazeera
  • Ringgit 4.0830/0875 at Friday’s closeBernama
  • WTI US$91.85 (+0.39%), gold US$4,216.3 (+1.43%), S&P 500 7,811.54 (+0.59%) at Friday’s US closemarket data
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INSIDEAnwar tables a record RM510 billion Budget 2027, targeting a 3.3% deficitEconomy · Budget 2027Individual tax relief rises to RM12,000 and two middle-income rates are cut, but the top 30% rate starts at RM1 millionEconomy · TaxesSchools shut across Kuala Lumpur and six states as haze from Indonesian fires chokes the peninsulaEnvironment · HazeBursa edges up before the Budget with cash-aid beneficiaries in focus; the Friday close was not confirmedMarkets · MalaysiaSTR and SARA cash aid total RM16 billion for about 13 million Malaysians; fuel subsidies are the pressure pointEconomy · Subsidies and aid