Belanjawan 2027 hasil pengurusan baik, penjimatan dipulangkan kepada rakyat

Perdana Menteri Anwar Ibrahim stated that a well-managed budget allows the government to provide various aids and initiatives to the people. In line with this, the 2027 budget is the result of a well-managed national financial management, and the savings obtained can now be returned to the people, rather than being enjoyed by a specific group, he said.

Anwar emphasized that the government must first address national financial priorities before being able to release the results of savings to the people. He noted that money must be saved, not overspent, lost, or mismanaged. Now that sufficient funds have been accumulated, they can be returned to the people, not given to ministerial aides, he added.

He said that good financial management allows various welfare initiatives to be carried out incrementally based on the national financial capacity. Prior to this, the government had focused on managing debt and urgent needs, including school and military/police housing facilities, he said. The successful savings achieved now provide the government with a little extra space for increasing the amount of aid to the people, but this effort must be accompanied by continued financial discipline.

In his 2027 Budget announcement today, Anwar announced benefits for the people, including the cash subsidy Rahmah (STR) and basic Rahmah subsidy (SARA) for 2027 increased to RM16 billion from RM15 billion, with all STR recipients receiving SARA of up to RM150 per month or RM1,800 per year. Additionally, Malaysians aged 18 and above who are not STR recipients will receive MADANI SARA of RM100 twice, before Eid al-Fitr and on the occasion of Malaysia's 70th Merdeka anniversary.

Both aids will benefit up to nine million STR recipients and 13 million Malaysians, including middle-income earners (M40). The Early School Assistance will be increased to RM200 from RM150 this year, with RM1 billion benefiting 5.3 million students. The government will also distribute a one-time financial assistance of RM1,000 to 38,000 taxi drivers, including taxi hire, and 15,000 school bus drivers, resulting from the special number registration of H, as part of efforts to return the savings to the people.