Pre-Election Budget 2027: What to Expect | Dr Veerinderjeet Singh & Nazmi Idrus | EP03
Budget 2027 will be tabled on 9 October. It is the fifth Madani budget and likely a pre-election one. Can the government keep its fiscal consolidation promises while easing cost of living pressures?
Shou Ning is joined by Dr Veerinderjeet Singh, Senior Advisor on Tax Policy at KPMG Malaysia, and Nazmi Idrus, Head of Economics at CGS International Securities Malaysia, to preview what's coming. They discuss why the pre-budget statement "doesn't tell you anything", whether a hybrid of SST and GST can work, Malaysia's narrow tax base and reliance on Petronas, and why 6% GDP growth isn't reaching…
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