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GST
exempted are rON95 petrol,
diesel and LPG, all fruits,
white and wholemeal
bread, coffee, tea and
cocoa powder, yellowmee,
kuey teow, laksa, meehoon,
2,900medicine brands for diseases
like heart failure, diabetes, hypertension,
cancer and fertility treatment, childrens
coloring books, exercise and reference
books, text books, dictionaries and religious
books and newspapers.
Household electricity consumption not sub-
jected to GSt raised to 300units.
Prices of 532 goods and services like re-
frigerators, washing machines, textile, pails,
plates, shoes, slippers, household furniture,
baby diapers, soap, meat, chicken eggs,
cooking oil, seafood, rice and vegetables
expected to be reduced by up to 4.1%.
Prices of 354goods and services to be
hiked no more than 5.8%.
RM250mil incentives and aids allocation
for businesses to implement the GSt
Government to provide shoppers guide to
compare before and after GSt prices.
BR1M&HANDOUTS
br1Mup fromRM650to RM950
for households with monthly income of
RM3,000& below
RM1.2bil fnancial aid for poor families,
children, senior citizens and OKu
allowance for working OKu increased to
RM350. allowance for non-working OKu
increased to RM200
COSTOFLIVING
RM4.9bil fromGSt channelled back to
rakyat through assistance programmes
tax payers with family and income of
RM4,000per month will not have tax
liability.
Individual income tax rates reduced by 1 to
3 percentage points
corporate tax cut by
1 percentage point
cooperative tax cut by
1 to 2 percentage
points
tax relief for peo-
ple with disabled
children, spouse or
parents increased to
RM6,000
INFRASTRUCTURE
Sungai besi ulu Klang expressway (SuKe):
RM5.3bil
damansara Shah alamHighway (daSH):
RM4.2bil
eastern Klang Valley expressway (eKVe):
RM1.6bil
Lrt3 Project linking bandar utama to Shah
alamand Klang: RM9bil
Selayang - Putrajaya Mrt Line: RM23bil
east coast railway line upgrade:
RM150mil
construction of air Langat 2 Water treat-
ment Plant expedited to address Klang
Valley water shortage.
RM112mil to repair leaking pipes
TOURISM
rM316mil for tour-
ismMinistry pro-
grammes in conjunc-
tion with Malaysia
year of Festivals
2015
IT
RM2.7bil to build 1,000
newtelecommunication
towers and laying under sea
Internet cables.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RM356mil to establish
urban transformation cen-
tre in terengganu, Kelantan,
Negeri Sembilan Perlis and
Kedah.
RM250mil for housing
projects in fshing villages.
RM943mil to construct
635 kmof rural roads in
Sabah and Sarawak
RM1.5bil to implement electricity connection for 15,000
houses and rural clean water supply for 7,500houses in
Sabah and Sarawak.
TRANSPORTATION
30%discount on monthly fares fromrawang, Klang
and Seremban to KL on Intercity bus services for those
who work in KL but reside outside of it.
electric train Service (etS) for Ipoh-butterworth route
starting april 2015
50electric buses to be introduced
RM100mil to Mycreative
Ventures for flm, design, ani-
mation industries, in addition to
RM200mil given in 2012
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EDUCATION
10%rebate for PtPtN borrowers who
consistently make repayments for 12
months until end 2015.
20%discount for borrowers who make
lump sumrepayments by March 31,
2015.
Muet band 2 or higher for entry into IPtas.
Government to pay maximum
of RM5,000 up from
RM2,000 for national-
type school electric and
water bills
RM2501Malaysia book
Voucher assistance for 1.3
millionstudents
RM100assistance to 5.4millionprimary
and secondary school students
WOMEN
aimto place 125 women directors on
boards of Government-linked compa-
nies and the private sector.
RM50mil for 5,000female pro-
fessionals under young Professional
Women entrepreneurs development
Programme
HEALTH
Two newstate hospitals terengganu and Perak.
20Health clinics and four dental clinics in Kuala
Lipis, Kluang and cyberjaya. 301Malaysia clinics
nationwide.
RM30mil to replace 635 units of haemo-
dialysis machines in Government hospitals
and clinics
RM30mil to fght spread of dengue
RM45.4mil to provide medicine for
patients undergoing chronic and acute
haemodialysis treatment
tax relief for cancer, kidney failure
and heart attack patients increased to
RM6,000
HUMANRESOURCE
employment act 1955 to be reviewed
for more fexible working arrange-
ments and termination benefts.
talent corp to set up Women career
comeback Programme for profession-
al women returning to job market
child care Leave eligibility not tied to
maternity leave and to be extended
to women with adopted, foster or
stepchildren.
Government to encourage more child
care centres in private sector work
places.
RM375mil SMe Investment Partner
fund for small start up businesses
cooperative income tax
rate reduced by one
to two per-
centage points.
Secretarial fee and
tax fling fee allowed
as deduction
BUSINESSES
HOUSING
143,000lowcost housing
units to be built
First home loan of up to
RM500,000for married
youth aged between 25 and
40, with household income
less than RM10,000.
Limited to 20,000units
with 10%loan guarantee for
themto obtain full fnancing
and cost of insurance.
they can also withdrawfrom
ePF account 2 for monthly
installments
50%stamp duty exemption
on transfer agreements/ loan
agreements
RM100processing fee
abolished
Household income eligibil-
ity ceiling for Pr1Ma afford-
able housing units raised to
RM10,000
AGRICULTURE
65 permanent farmers
markets and 50fsh mar-
kets to be established
RM70mil for newhill
padi subsidy for farmers in
Sabah and Sarawak.
RM100mil matching
grant for Farmers Organi-
sation authority loans
RM200monthly allow-
ance for the frst time for
full-time coastal fshermen.
RM60mil to be allocated
to further accelerate aqua-
culture activities
RM41mil incentives for
oil palmsmallholders
export duty exemption
for crude palmoil to be
extended
DEFENCE
RM660mil to enhance
eSScOM and eSSZONe
RM230mil to modify an
oil rig into a Sea basing in
eSSZONe waters
Water villages in Sem-
porna and Sandakan to be
relocated
RM50mil for 5,000
veterans not on pension-
able schemes under the
armed Forces Veteran
entrepreneur develop-
ment Programme
National Service training
Programme to be re-
viewed and new concepts
introduced.
CREATIVEARTS
SPORTS
RM103mil to improve quality
performances in football, cycling,
badminton, sepak takraw, swimming
and athletics, and cultivate ftness
programmes nationwide.
First Saturday on November to be
celebrated as National Sports day
Fit Malaysia Programme to be
boosted with focus on ftness
Operating expenditure: RM223.4bil development expenditure: RM50.5bil
total allocation: RM273.9bil
Small andMediumEnterprises
tekun to provide RM350mil for
bumiputra entreprenuers
RM50mil for 5,000young Indian
entreprenuers
RM50mil for professional women
RM50mil for armed forces
veteran in business
RM50mil for chinese SMes
and RM30mil for hawkers
and petty traders
POLICE
RM9.1bil for the po-
lice force. 11,757 more
offcers to be employed.
14new police head-
quarters and stations.
1,000new motorcy-
cles for patrols
RM393mil for improv-
ing operational eff-
ciency and purchase of
seven patrol vessels for
the Maritime enforce-
ment agency Malaysia
RM117mil to train
reLa members