Budget 2027: Senior Citizens Bill, Lower Service Tax On Elderly Care, 400 New Ambulances

The government will draft a Senior Citizens Bill to address neglect and strengthen the elderly care ecosystem, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced while tabling Budget 2027. The service tax on elderly care will also fall from 8% to 6% from 1 Jan 2027.

The Rakyat Post Jake Lim · News & blogs · 1 hr ago

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Elderly assistance will rise to RM1.3 billion next year, benefiting nearly 200,000 recipients.
More than RM40 million will go through HRD Corp to train 8,000 people for elderly care jobs.
Two National Integrated Care of the Elderly (NICE) centres will be built in Penang and Sarawak for training, research and elderly care.

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The government will draft a Senior Citizens Bill to address neglect and strengthen the elderly care ecosystem, Prime Minister and Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced on Friday (9 October).

Presenting Budget 2027 in the Dewan Rakyat, Anwar said the government will step up efforts to prepare the country for ageing nation status.

From 1 January 2027, the service tax on elderly care services will be lowered from 8% to 6%.

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Published: October 9, 2026 at 9:31 AM UTC
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