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By Farhana Poniman

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 1 -- Budget 2020 will give emphasis on creating more job opportunities with reasonable pay to give Malaysians the desire and motivation to work, says Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.

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By Saraswathi Muniappan

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 1 (Bernama) -- Information can be a double-edged sword, depending on how it is being perceived and in the case of the country’s debt level, all is well as the government is balancing it within its means, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said.

By Hasnah Jusid

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 -- The Malaysian Youth Council (MBM) expressed hope that the government, through the 2020 Budget which will be tabled on Oct 11, will provide incentives to youth who are involved in agriculture, similar to the ones previously practiced by the federal land development authority (FELDA).

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- With more than a week before the tabling of Budget 2020, former Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) deputy governor Tan Sri Lin See Yan said that Malaysia needs a fiscal policy to generate growth for its economy.

By Zarul Effendi Razali

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 -- The Malaysia-China Business Council (MCBC) hopes that the government will announce initiatives and incentives that will drive the country’s economic growth in the upcoming Budget 2020 on October 11.

By Niam Seet Wei & Zairina Zainudin

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 -- The Shared Prosperity Vision 2030 (Vision 2030) will be the new economic and development policy to replace the current New Economic Policy (NEP), which is deemed as having put the country in the wrong direction.

By Aishah Mohmad Afandi

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 -- In today’s challenging economic environment, the government has to improve its tax base in order to strengthen the country’s fiscal position.

By Nurul Hanis Izmir

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 -- The Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) is proposing three wish list items for the government in its 2020 Budget to safeguard the wellbeing of the oil palm industry as well as the 650,000 smallholders while improving the country’s revenue from the agriculture sector.

By Harizah Hanim Mohamed

MANCHESTER, Sept 28 -- Ace-listed travel management company, Parlo Bhd, is hoping the government will include some measures to relax visa applications for inbound tourism under the 2020 Budget.

The low average inflation rate of 0.5 per cent for the first eight months of this year gives ample room for lowering the overnight policy rate (OPR) going forward.