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Borrowers earning up to RM3,000 a month can repay from RM50 in 2027, and regular payers get 10 per cent off their balance. But private university first-class graduates remain excluded, and calls to restore the exemption are growing.
Under Budget 2027, PTPTN borrowers can pay RM50 a month from 2027, with deferrals for those earning RM2,500 or less.
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Borrowers of the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) can pay as little as RM50 a month from 2027, under relief measures in Budget 2027.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced the measures when tabling the Budget in the Dewan Rakyat on 9 October.
Borrowers earning RM2,500 a month or less will be allowed to defer their repayments in 2027.
Those earning between RM2,500 and RM3,000 a month only need to pay a minimum of RM50 a month.
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