{"id":18546,"date":"2019-03-26T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comparehero.my\/blog\/uncategorized\/the-b40-budget-fair-and-just.html"},"modified":"2026-03-27T12:52:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T04:52:47","slug":"the-b40-budget-fair-and-just","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comparehero.my\/blog\/government-budget\/the-b40-budget-fair-and-just.html","title":{"rendered":"The B40 Budget &#8211; Fair and Just?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!--more-->\n<p>So the most anticipated Malaysia Budget 2019 has just been tabled. There have been many reactions to this somewhat interesting budget presentation by our Finance Minister, YB Lim Guan Eng on November 2nd 2018.<\/p>\n<p>There are many ways to analyse this budget but i guess the most glaring aspect of this budget is that it&#8217;s catered to support and ease the bottom 40% of households (B40 group) of the country. Just to refresh your mind, do read&nbsp;T<a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparehero.my\/blog\/t20-m40-b40-malaysia\">he T20, M40 And B40 Income Classifications in Malaysia.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now, coming back to the &#8216;B40 Budget&#8217; as I would label it, the Minister during his presentation has made several announcements that is aimed to upheld this targeted group. Lets take a look and see what are the touch points. Well the entire speech was 78 pages long so lets look at them in a nutshell first. Below are some of the touch points for the B40 group.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensuring Quality of Life<\/li>\n<li>Increasing Job Opportunities and Marketability<\/li>\n<li>Improve the Quality of Health Services and Social Welfare Protection<\/li>\n<li>Increase Usable Income<\/li>\n<li>Housing For All<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But lets now dwell a little deeper as to how the above points are actually beneficial and you can be the judge by the time you have read this article.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparehero.my\/technology\/articles\/broadband-plans-home-office-malaysia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Compare Broadband Internet Plans in Malaysia [updated December 2018]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/f.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net\/hubfs\/25174313\/Imported_Blog_Media\/Health.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27436 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/144634072.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net\/hubfs\/144634072\/assets_comparehero\/Health.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Healthcare<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>The government will pilot a national health insurance scheme for the bottom 40% of the population (B40).<\/li>\n<li>Under the B40 Health Protection Fund scheme, the government together with private insurers will provide free protection against the top four critical illness and up to 14 days of hospitalisation benefits starting in January.<\/li>\n<li>The free protection against the top four critical illness will go up to a sum of RM8,000, while the hospitalisation income cover will be at RM50 per day or RM700 per annum.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In addition, the Health Ministry will pilot a nationwide health screening programme, dubbed PEKA (Health Protection Scheme), for 800,000 individuals aged 50 and above in the B40 segment at a cost of RM100 million.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also :&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparehero.my\/blog\/budget-2019-summary-infographics-to-see\">Budget 2019: Summary Infographics To See<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/f.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net\/hubfs\/25174313\/Imported_Blog_Media\/House-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27439 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/144634072.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net\/hubfs\/144634072\/assets_comparehero\/House-1.jpg?resize=640%2C424&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Housing&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Exemption of the real property gains tax for low-cost, low-medium cost and affordable housing with prices below RM200,000 as contained in Budget 2019 can help stabilise the current market,<\/li>\n<li>A fund amounting to RM1 billion would be established by Bank Negara Malaysia to help those in the lower income group earning not more than RM2,300 per month to own a house for the first time.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparehero.my\/blog\/free-water-for-b40-in-selangor-only-for-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free water for B40 in Selangor only for 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/f.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net\/hubfs\/25174313\/Imported_Blog_Media\/Ringgit-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27441 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/144634072.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net\/hubfs\/144634072\/assets_comparehero\/Ringgit-1.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Bantuan Sara Hidup<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>4.1 million households will benefit from the Cost of Living Aid (BSH) scheme under the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration.<\/li>\n<li>The scheme with an allocation of RM5 billion, will continue to be improved by the government with a more targeted assistance to B40 households.<\/li>\n<li>This includes households with a monthly income of RM2,000 and below that will receive aid of RM1,000, while those with a monthly income from RM2,001 to RM3,000 and below will receive a total of RM750,<\/li>\n<li>Those with monthly incomes from RM3,001 to RM4,000 will also receive a total of RM500.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparehero.my\/blog\/rm1-6bil-in-cash-handouts-br1m-from-mid-august\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RM1.6bil In Cash Handouts (BR1M) From Mid August<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Bank Negara Malaysia will set up a fund amounting to RM1 billion to help the low-income bracket earning not more than RM2,300 per month to own homes, priced up to RM150,000, for the first-time.<\/p>\n<p>The fund will be made available from Jan 1, 2019, at participating financial institutions through a concessionary financing rate as low as 3.5% per annum.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a quick peek of the budget in 2 min!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"hs-responsive-embed-wrapper hs-responsive-embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; position: relative; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; max-width: 560px; max-height: 315px; min-width: 256px; margin: 0px auto; display: block;\">\n<div class=\"hs-responsive-embed-inner-wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; padding-bottom: 56.25%; margin: 0;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"hs-responsive-embed-iframe\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: none;\" xml=\"lang\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BSp7aNmTZS4?controls=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-service=\"youtube\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>(Video Source :&nbsp;The Star Online YouTube Channel)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Must Read :&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.comparehero.my\/blog\/income-inequality-malaysia\">Budget 2019: How Income Inequality in Malaysia can Affect 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