Summary
- Lim proposes raising personal tax relief from RM9,000 to RM12,000.
- Calls for higher education and healthcare tax relief.
- Urges government to remove 8% service tax on private elderly care homes.
KUALA LUMPUR, October 9 — Former finance minister Lim Guan Eng has urged Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to increase personal income tax relief from RM9,000 to RM12,000 under Budget 2027.
Lim said the existing relief amount has remained unchanged for 17 years despite rising living costs.
He also proposed increasing education and healthcare tax relief by RM1,000 each and removing the 8% service tax on private elderly care homes.
The Bagan MP described Budget 2027 as the government’s last realistic opportunity to deliver meaningful economic relief before the next general election.
