Malaysia PM Anwar’s 2027 budget spreads the goodies, but will it win over voters?

Global Politics Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:41:56 GMT High confidence — 75/100

JOHOR BAHRU: Four years into his administration, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is pitching his fifth budget as an opportunity to turn the country’s economic gains and earlier reforms into more tangible benefits for ordinary Malaysians.
“As we press ahead with reforms, the fruits of growth and every saving achieved through reform must be returned to the people in the form of greater benefits,” Anwar, who is also finance minister, told parliament on Friday (Oct 9).
Budget 2027 attempts to make good on that promise, with a broad range of measures aimed at easing cost-of-living pressures a

JOHOR BAHRU: Four years into his administration, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is pitching his fifth budget as an opportunity to turn the country’s economic gains and earlier reforms into more tangible benefits for ordinary Malaysians.
“As we press ahead with reforms, the fruits of growth and every saving achieved through reform must be returned to the people in the form of greater benefits,” Anwar, who is also finance minister, told parliament on Friday (Oct 9).

Budget 2027 attempts to make good on that promise, with a broad range of measures aimed at easing cost-of-living pressures a

Sources: CNA