刚才中午12点，
首相宣布了2016年财政预算案revised，
基本上可以被归纳为以下11点：
- 1. EPF contributions by employees to be reduced by 3%. This is expected to increase private sector spending by RM8bil.
- 2. Tax relief of up to RM2,000 to those with income RM8,000 a month or lower. Two million taxpayers to benefit.
- 3. To reduce cost of living, Govt to liberalise APs for agricultural products including coffee beans and meats.
- 4. Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry ordered to increase enforcement and action against unethical traders.
- 5. 30% of contributions to the human resource development fund to be utilised for skills training, including those who are unemployed.
- 6. MyBeras programme to be introduced until Dec 2016. Each hardcore poor family will be given 20kg of rice every month.
- 7. The Government will update the management system of foreign workers, with levies clustered into two categories, not including foreign maids.
- 8. Government will exercise prudent spending on supplies and services and to continue with grant rationalisation.
- 9. Development budget to focus on projects and programmes that place the people first, have high multiplier effect and reduce imports.
- 10. Development financial institutions and Government venture capital funds to increase allocations by RM6bil for benefit of start-ups and SMEs.
- 11. GLCs urged to implement initiatives to reduce the income gap between senior management and workers, to be monitored by the Economic Planning Unit.
第一项是非常意外的，
因为向来EPF是有增无减的，
这次竟然下调3%，
当然只限于2016年3月至2017年12月，（报纸少了放期限）
下调只限于雇员需付的，
雇主付的照旧。
这一招在下觉得非常高明，
因为放不放EPF，
都是雇员本身的钱，
下调被包装成一个好消息，
其实主要目的是为了刺激消费，
让你感觉有多钱了，
消费多一点，
GST也给多一点。
第二项就真的是减税了，
实实在在是可以刺激经济。
第三项我问了Bioosmo兄之后，
APs其实是入口准证，
所以那些入口咖啡入口牛肉可能会便便宜哦，
靠吃来刺激经济。
第四项就是抓那些乱乱订价格的商家，
顺便找看那些没有报税的。
第六项和第十一项专攻低收入群体。
第九项说一切发展计划照旧。。
第十项不错，
可以鼓励更多小型企业的诞生，
刺激GDP。
整体看来，
我个人觉得蛮吃惊的，
可能每次对财政预算案都不饱期望，
以为这次又是要增税和cut budget。
希望这样利民的政策可以持续下去。。
Koon Bee
The epf reduction of 3% happen before during Abdulah Badawi time la...nothing new
2016-01-28 14:33