ISKANDAR PUTERI: Johor wants to turn RM132 billion in Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) investments into better-paying jobs and stronger local businesses.
The 2027 Budget offers measures to help small firms grow and equip Johoreans with skills for higher-value industries.
State Investment, Trade and Consumer Affairs committee chairman Lee Ting Han said the success of Johor's economic expansion must be measured by how far local businesses grow alongside multinational investors and whether Johoreans secure better-paying jobs.
He welcomed federal measures to reduce the tax burden on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), improve financing access and strengthen technical and vocational education and training (TVET).
