Budget 2015: What’s in store

By KINIBIZ

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In this four-part series KiniBiz looks at what may be in store for the Rakyat in Budget 2015. The Budget 2015 is expected to see the government continuing its fiscal consolidation, while juggling things to find new growth sources. Meanwhile, businesses and tax professionals are calling for more clarity on the Goods and Services Tax, especially the list of items that won’t be taxed. The government has indicated that it wants to decrease the fiscal deficit to 3% of GDP in 2015. But what can the government do to hit its goal? Finally, KiniBiz presents a teaser to the budget speech to be tabled on Oct 10. Experts agree that there will be more fiscal consolidation.

Issues
#1

Juggling GST, subsidies, growth etc

The Budget 2015 is expected to see the government continue down its fiscal consolidation push, raising revenues and cutting costs. But at the same time it needs to juggle things to find new ...
#2

How far are we on GST?

Businesses and tax professionals are calling for more clarity on the Goods and Services Tax in next week’s Budget 2015 speech, especially the list of items that won’t be taxed. They are likely to ...
#3

Increasing revenue and cutting expenditure

The government has indicated that it wants to decrease the fiscal deficit to 3% of GDP in 2015. But with the budget for both operating and development expenditure set to rise, what can the ...
#4

What’s in store for Budget 2015?

KiniBiz presents a teaser to the budget speech to be tabled on Oct 10. Experts agree that there will be more fiscal consolidation. This despite there being more cash coming in from the ...