Budget 2026: MMA proposes raising public healthcare spending to 5% of GDP


KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has called on the government to raise public healthcare spending from 2.4 per cent to five per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Budget 2026, as a long-term investment in the nation's health system.

Its president, Datuk Dr Thirunavukarasu Rajoo, said that to fund healthcare financing, MMA proposed removing the sugar subsidy and expanding the sugar tax on sugary drinks, with the revenues ringfenced for the Health Ministry’s use.

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