Key tax measures to boost revenue
Budget 2025 will likely be both business and people-friendly, but there will be some measures to ensure Malaysia’s path towards fiscal sustainability.
The importance of fiscal discipline
Last week, this column looked at various tax measures that the government should be embarking upon to ensure sustainable growth in the government’s coffers via various tax measures.
LESS HARMFUL ALTERNATIVE TO MANAGE SMOKING HABIT
THE adoption of tobacco harm reduction (THR) strategies can be a game changer in managing the smoking prevalence in Malaysia as revealed in the Datametrics Research & Information Centre’s (DARE) recent report, Clearing the Smoke: Tobacco Harm Reduction.
Debt and deficits loom
Rising interest payments and a high fiscal deficit have not stopped the government from tabling record-high budgets as seen in the past several years.
Malaysia requires strong political will to raise revenue - Moody's
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia requires a great degree of political will to raise its revenue, said Moody’s Investors Service.
Potential RM25bil revenue from fuel taxes
The government needs to be bold and brave in terms of implementing strategies and reforms to tighten the fiscal screws in the upcoming Budget 2024, says Pankajkumar Bipinchandra, who is managing director of Datametrics Research and Information Centre.
High growth forecast for 2024 within reach
The country’s economic growth which is predicted to surge between 4% and 5% in 2024 is possible, says Datametrics Research and Information managing director Pankaj C. Kumar.
The weak ringgit dilemma
A weak ringgit is seen as a bigger problem today than it was two decades ago.
Sector factor plays key role in new listings
Another Main Market initial public offering (IPO) underperformed on its debut earlier this week. The weak investor appetite is not surprising, though, judging from the fact that recent Main Market listings have only received low, single-digit “oversubscription” rates prior to their IPOs.
Oil rally to fuel economy
PETALING JAYA: The recent rally in crude oil prices has provided relief to the administration of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim whose budget for the year is based on an average crude oil price assumption of US$80 (RM361) a barrel.
Top Glove and Hartalega to be booted out?
Poor valuation among factors for FBM KLCI exclusion
The evils of smoking double
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is currently facing a serious “double burden” contributed by smoking of conventional cigarettes and electronic cigarettes, says Malaysian Association of Adolescent Health president Prof Dr Mohamad Haniki Nik Mohamed.
Stock market roars back
PETALING JAYA: The local stock market roared back in the Year of the Tiger as it broke a streak of losses to start the Lunar New Year on a positive note, in line with the key regional markets.
Which route for PLUS?
MORE restructuring of highway operators is likely following the proposed takeover of four highway concessionaires linked to Gamuda Bhd by Amanat Lebuhraya Rakyat Bhd (ALR).
Property market seen to bounce back in 2022
AS Malaysia gears up for endemicity following a near two-year struggle with the Covid-19 pandemic, all eyes are already on what 2022 will look like for the local property market.
