RHB IB: Budget 2027 development spending to rise to RM83b
RHB Investment Bank projects Malaysia's Budget 2027 will allocate RM437.8 billion in total federal spending, with development expenditure rising to RM83 billion from RM81 billion. The bank expects the budget, to be tabled on Oct 9, 2026, to remain mildly expansionary while targeting a fiscal deficit of around 3.5 per cent of GDP.