KUCHING, Sept 23 -- The Sarawak government hopes the 2020 Budget that will be tabled next month would allocate higher allocations in order to develop local young athletes and build as well as to upgrade various sports facilities in the state.

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- The Congress of the Union of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (CUEPACS) today expressed the hope that the upcoming 2020 Budget will contain a one-month bonus at the minimum, for civil servants across the country.

By Harizah Hanim Mohamed

MANCHESTER, Sept 21  -- Numerous players in the maritime industry are looking forward to the tabling of Malaysia's Budget 2020 next month, hopeful that the government will seriously look into specific areas of the industry to spur its growth.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 20  -- The Finance Ministry today launched its Budget 2020 logo as a symbolic icon on the spirit of prosperity and unity as well as wellbeing of Malaysians in general.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 20 -- The Ministry of Education (MOE) hopes that the Technical, Vocational Educational and Training (TVET), as well as the book industry and language will be given priority in the 2020 Budget which will be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat on Oct 11.

PETALING JAYA, Sept 19 -- The Ministry of Entrepreneur Development (MED) is confident the 2020 Budget which will be tabled at the end of the year will be based on the essence of the Shared Prosperity Vision 2021-2030.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18  -- Automation revolution industry experts have opined that the government should allocate support incentives for the small and medium enterprises (SMEs), as well as a conducive environment for them to thrive.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18  -- The federal government is proposing an additional allocation for the 2020 Visit Malaysia Year Campaign, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. 

Total government expenditure for 2020 is expected to be higher at RM295.1 billion to support the economy with RM240.1 billion or 81 per cent for operating expenditure (opex), while the remainder amounting to RM55 billion for development expenditure.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 -- RHB Research has made “overweight” calls on the construction, non-bank financial institution (NBFI) and gaming sectors for the upcoming Budget 2020 on expectations that the budget could be more expansionary than Budget 2019.