SME News
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2023-10-13
Budget 2024: Boost for women to rejoin workforce
PETALING JAYA: A total of RM720mil (out of RM2.4bil meant for micro entrepreneurs and smallholders) has been allocated to women and youth to encourage them to go into business. In his Budget 2024 speech on Friday (Oct 13), Prime Minister Datuk Ser...
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2023-10-13
Budget 2024: Taking care of small businesses
PETALING JAYA: The government will take steps to ensure the welfare of hawkers and traders as well as the comfort and satisfaction of customers. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic), in his Budget 2024 speech on Friday (Oct 13) announced ...
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2023-10-13
Service tax to be raised to 8%, says PM
PETALING JAYA: The government plans to raise service tax from 6% to 8% but this will not include services such as food, beverages and telecommunications, says Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. The government will also expand the scope of taxable servi...
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2023-10-13
Budget 2024: Next Visit Malaysia Year to be held in 2026
PETALING JAYA: The next Visit Malaysia Year has been set for 2026, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister said, in tabling Budget 2024, that the government has targeted 26,1 million foreign tourist arrivals in 2026 with domestic spendin...
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2023-10-12
Budget 2024: Rising costs bite into traders at Sibu Central Market
SIBU (Oct 12): Hawkers at the Sibu Central Market hope that Budget 2024 would include greater help for them such as an increase in cash assistance due to the rising cost of living. They also called for any assistance allocated to traders to be giv...

