Businesses hope for more breathing room


PETALING JAYA: Trade associations have called for a more robust business framework and a friendlier system to ease the process of doing business in their Budget 2026 wishlist.

SME Association president Chin Chee Seong said there is a need for a reduced corporate tax rate of 10% for the first RM300,000 chargeable income for qualifying small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and a corporate tax exemption on the first RM150,000 beyond 2026.

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