PUTRAJAYA, Nov 7 -- The various subsidies and programmes in Budget 2021 which are aimed at national economic resilience shows the government’s determination to help ease the people’s burden in cost of living, said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.

By Jailani Hasan

LABUAN, Nov 7 -- Budget 2021 has been receiving a myriad of responses and reactions over its resolve in addressing the country’s economic maladies and stimulating growth, said Mara Corporation board member Datuk Suhaili Abdul Rahman.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 -- The diversed scope of tax reliefs provided by Budget 2021 will help maintain existing investments and also attract new digital investments which will benefit the people, the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 -- Industry players have lauded the government’s emphasis in Budget 2021 on developing and upgrading of basic telecommunications infrastructure and networks to meet the needs of the digital lifestyle and spur economic growth.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 -- Budget 2021 spells out various initiatives for Takaful and insurance in an effort to increase risk protection for Malaysians.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 -- Budget 2021 provides sufficient initiatives and incentives to support the migration of businesses -- especially small and medium enterprises (SME) -- to e-commerce.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 -- Full stamp duty exemption on both instrument of transfer and loan agreement for the first home purchase worth up to RM500,000 proposed in Budget 2021 would lower upfront cash payments and encourage home ownership among the first-timers.

KOTA KINABALU, Nov 7 -- An allocation of RM5.1 billion for Sabah to build and upgrade the basic infrastructure including road and water supply as well as health and education facilities as announced in the 2021 Budget is crucial in efforts to improve the standard of living of the people in the state.

SEREMBAN, Nov 7 -- The RM100 million allocation for high-impact agriculture projects as announced in Budget 2021 is able to further strengthen the agricultural sector in all states including Negeri Sembilan, said Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 -- Budget 2021’s realistic measures for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will help to boost sustainability and transformation of traditional businesses towards digitalisation.