October 19, 2024

Budget 2025 Shows Positive Steps In Fiscal Responsibility and Governance, But The Narrow Revenue Base Still Needs Attention

Kuala Lumpur, 19 October 2024: The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) welcomes the government’s third MADANI budget (Budget 2025), which shows a concerted effort […]
October 19, 2024

Belanjawan 2025 Tunjukkan Langkah Positif dalam Tanggungjawab Fiskal dan Tadbir Urus, namun Asas Hasil yang Sempit Masih Perlukan Perhatian

Kuala Lumpur, 19 October 2024: Institut Demokrasi dan Hal Ehwal Ekonomi (IDEAS) mengalu-alukan Belanjawan MADANI ketiga (Belanjawan 2025) kerajaan, menunjukkan usaha terarah untuk mempromosikan pertumbuhan seimbang, […]
October 2, 2024

Dapatan Utama Indeks Belanjawan Terbuka Malaysia (MyOBI) 2024

October 2, 2024

Malaysia’s performance in the 2023 Open Budget Survey (OBS): Any improvements from 2021?

October 13, 2023

IDEAS: Budget 2024 presents encouraging new revenue sources, but efforts to create fiscal space must continue

Kuala Lumpur, 13 October 2023: IDEAS congratulates the government for tabling its second Madani budget ahead of the budget year, hence allowing parliamentarians to have sufficient time […]
September 14, 2023

RMK-12: Additional RM15 billion in development expenditure has implications on Malaysia’s debt burden

Thursday, 14 September 2023: IDEAS welcomes the extensive mid-term review which shows that, overall, the current administration continues the plan’s focus on the key issues of poverty […]
March 1, 2023

IDEAS welcomes investment-friendly policies, healthcare and education measures, but calls for more action in talent upskilling and strengthening social protection plan

Kuala Lumpur, 1 March 2023 – The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) welcomes several measures announced in the re-tabled Budget 2023 announced on Friday to […]
February 27, 2023

Budget 2023: Malaysia needs multipartisan push for commitment to fiscal responsibility – IDEAS

Kuala Lumpur, 27 February 2023 – IDEAS calls for a multipartisan push to discuss and finalise the fiscal responsibility measures that were announced in the budget. […]
February 21, 2023

Budget 2023: IDEAS urges focus on fiscal consolidation and sustainable support for low-income groups amidst inflationary pressures

Kuala Lumpur, 21 February 2023 – The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) welcomes indications by the government that the incoming budget will focus on fiscal […]