Some RM1.2 billion for the construction of comfortable and quality housing come next year

I have a belief. How the Malaysian nation is a brave nation, a strong nation, that when we can agree with each other, we can do extraordinary things. That is why this 2021 Budget is raised as the theme " Resilient As One, Together We Triumph".

The association lauded the government’s proposal for a stamp duty exemption on loan agreements and Memorandum of Transfer (MOT) where ‘white knight’ contractors are reviving abandoned projects with the original house buyers of abandoned housing projects be extended for a further five years to December 2025.

MIEA president Lim Boon Ping expected the Budget to provide further property market stimulating measures and extension of incentives to the secondary market.

Rehda Malaysia president Datuk Soam Heng Choon: Rehda welcomes the [stamp duty exemption for first residential home] as part of the government’s initiative to encourage homeownership amongst the Rakyat, which was also our Budget Wish list to the government.

Full stamp duty exemption on Memorandum of Transfer and loan agreement for the first home priced below RM500,000. This is for agreements inked from January 2021 to December 2025

Sabah continues to post the highest number of cases nationwide with 1,199 cases

Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz: The government has placed the priority on protecting the people above all else.

Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said the grant was in addition to their monthly RM600 COVID-19 Special Allowance given since March, and will continue until the pandemic threat is successfully overcome.

Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said the withdrawal facility aims to assist members who have lost their jobs, and the move is expected to alleviate the financial burden of 600,000 affected members.