The Kedah state government has tabled its RM1.34 billion Budget 2027, themed ‘The Greater Kedah’, targeting a reduced operating deficit of 10.59 per cent.
ALOR SETAR: The Kedah state government today tabled its RM1.34 billion Budget 2027, projecting an operating deficit of RM90 million or 10.59 per cent, for the year.
Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said the state government had estimated revenue of RM850 million under the budget, themed ‘The Greater Kedah: Mensejahterakan Rakyat’, while operating expenditure was projected at RM940 million.
He said the revenue target represented an increase of RM12 million from the RM838 million targeted in 2026, with land revenue contributing the largest share at RM551 million, followed by miscellaneous revenue (RM253 million), forestry revenue (RM30 million) and district revenue (RM16 million).
