{
  "id": 13063523,
  "title": "Budget 2027 estimated at RM459.8b, up 3.6pc year-on-year, says MOF",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/budget-2027-estimated-at-rm459-8b-up-3-6pc-year-on-year-says-mof",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-09T07:51:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/10/09/mof-budget-2027-estimated-at-rm4598b-up-36pc-from-revised-2026-allocation/238403"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Federal Government has estimated Budget 2027 to be RM459.8 billion, a 3.6% increase from the revised 2026 allocation of RM441.1 billion. This represents 19.8% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). The budget is divided into operating expenses (81.9% or RM376.8 billion) and development expenditure (18.1% or RM83 billion). The government prioritizes rakyat-centric projects, allocating 30.2% of the total budget to the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Defence. The social sector receives the largest share at RM161.6 billion, while the economic and security sectors follow with RM59.4 billion and RM46 billion, respectively. The Budget 2027 allocation for development expenditure (DE) is RM83 billion, with the economic sector receiving the largest share (45.4%). The government aims to allocate at least 3% of GDP to DE, as required by the Public Finance and Fiscal Responsibility Act 2023.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — The Federal Government has estimated Budget 2027 to be at RM459.8 billion, up 3.6 per cent f...",
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        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Budget 2027 estimated at RM459.8b, up 3.6pc year-on-year, says MOF",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/budget-2027-estimated-at-rm459-8b-up-3-6pc-year-on-year-says-mof-13065642",
        "published": "2026-10-09T07:51:53.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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