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2020
Belanjawan 2021: Kerajaan, pembangkang tiada hala tuju dan matlamat jelas
Perbalahan demi perbalahan berkaitan Belanjawan 2021 menunjukkan kerajaan dan pembangkang sebenarnya tiada hala tuju dan matlamat jelas mengenai belanjawan itu.
Belanjawan 2021: Kerajaan, pembangkang tiada hala tuju dan matlamat jelas
At a recent interview on Malaysia’s Budget 2021, Fakhrurrazi Rashid opined that the country was now in an era of no single party, or leader dominance. Still, the public and opposition must evaluate the government’s responsiveness towards their suggestions for the Budget.
Perbahasan belanjawan pada peringkat jawatankuasa minggu depan
Koordinator Program REFSA Fakhrurrazi Rashid mengulas tentang apa yang dijangka dalam perbahasan sidang Dewan Rakyat bermula hari ini.
Budget 2021 ambitious, but economic analysts say Putrajaya could be bolder with spending amid Covid-19
Commenting on Budget 2021, REFSA’s Fredrik Paulus believes it is too soon to pursue any fiscal consolidation agendas and as such, advises loosening fiscal deficit targets and the introduction of bold measures to usher in a new economic paradigm, as proposed in REFSA’s most recent Policy Brief on Budget 2021.
国盟政府背腹受敌下，2021财案分析
义腾研究中心执行总监陈宇航为主讲人之一，与大家一起分析2021年财政预算案,旨在分析2021财政预算案的措施利弊，及政局诡谲多变的情况下，财案是否将顺利通过。
Futures Roundtable: Whither Malaysia? Restructuring the Malaysian Economy
REFSA’s Visiting Researcher Farhana Roslan speaks on restructuring the economy and ways to Build Back Better.
Dangerous to assume economy will bounce back in 2021
The government should use the next few weeks until Nov 25, when a vote is taken, to gather feedback from all and be prepared to make changes for #Budget2021. The government should be prepared to incur a larger deficit to create jobs, deal with health crises across the board, and more social protection to vulnerable groups.
Budget 2021 provides unrealistic financial outlook, say experts
Budget 2021 appears to be based on the wrong assumption that our economy will bounce back strongly in 2021. It is too soon to pursue any financial consolidation agenda and Putrajaya should instead loosen its financial deficit targets.
2021年财政预算案：国家需更多措施来创造弹性就业
义腾研究中心一直倡议，国家应当作为“最后的保险与保障”，和有能力并愿意进行反周期投资的主要经济参与者，来促进经济活动。我们最主要的目标是创造与维持工作机会。这份预算案确实朝这个方向迈进了一步，但我们认为政府的整体措施还可以更加积极和大胆。
Focus on green energy would have created jobs, says think tank
According to REFSA, Budget 2021 may fail to make a large impact in creating jobs and ensuring future economic growth, two key issues the pandemic has particularly highlighted. The budget could have served as a bigger catalyst for economic activity.
