Education gets RM75bil, biggest slice of Budget 2024


PETALING JAYA: The federal education system has yet again got the lion’s share of Budget 2024, with RM58.7bil allocated for the Education Ministry and RM16.3bil for the Higher Education Ministry for a total of RM75bil.This is a whopping 19% of next year’s national budget of RM393.8bil.

Of this amount, RM1.9bil will be used to upgrade and maintain schools throughout the country.

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RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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