Budget 2025 — A missed opportunity


WHEN the unity government was formed post-2022 general election, the first window of opportunity for reforms was presented when the government tabled Budget 2024 about a year ago.

While some new taxes were announced and a move to address Malaysia’s ballooning subsidy was also made then, the traction to implement some of the changes was either delayed or went missing.

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