📝[Reporter] Huang Xiaoxian @Xiiao xiann
📰【Read the full article】2025 Budget to Focus on Southeast Asia!
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Retail consumption is closely related to the people's livelihood economy. Both the people and businesses are looking forward to the 2025 fiscal budget, hoping that the government can introduce more policies to help the public cope with challenges.
Continuing the reform theme of last year, the government should continue to adopt a "increase revenue and reduce expenditure" strategy, broaden the tax base or implement targeted subsidies, and reduce the fiscal deficit.
Rationalizing the subsidy for RON95 gasoline is imperative, with major businesses offering suggestions and hoping that the government will establish clear guidelines before implementing new policies to reduce the transitional pain.
■ Medical Care Field
Malaysian Medical Association: Driving Healthcare System Reform
The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) calls for an increase in overall healthcare allocation in the fiscal budget to promote healthcare system improvement and reform, including setting up a special Khas C position for specialized doctors who have long stayed at UD56 level, to retain talent and reduce resignations.
Association President Datuk Dr KMuhandas suggests that the government raise the weekend on-call allowance for medical personnel from the current RM9.15 per hour to RM25; while the specialist doctors' allowance to be raised from RM10.40 per hour to RM30.
At the same time, the association also proposes an increase in digital funding support for the public healthcare system, or incentivizing healthy lifestyles through a sugar tax.
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