KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — Creative industry players are calling on the government to maintain and enhance existing funds and incentives in the upcoming Budget 2027, while reviewing television programme production rates, which they say are no longer realistic amid rising costs.
Malaysian Film Producers Association deputy president Datuk Dr Yusof Haslam said government incentives and assistance should be maintained without cuts to safeguard the sustainability of the local creative industry ecosystem.
“I hope the government will look at this from a positive perspective and maintain all the assistance that has been provided to the industry. If there are plans for cuts, I hope they can be avoided,” he said when he appeared as a guest on Bernama TV’s ‘On E’ programme at Wisma Bernama here today.
