With GE15 just over ten days away, here are the official manifestos presented by the major parties contesting in the elections.
Pakatan Harapan
- Manage the cost of living
- Combat corruption and strengthen democracy
- Empower economic opportunities for youths and explore humanity sectors
- Save the lost generation in education
- Build disaster mitigation measures and enhance protection for the rakyat
- Address the issue of contract healthcare workers and provide robust welfare for healthcare workers
- Eliminate gender inequality and enhance women’s socioeconomic participation
- Empower the regions of Sabah and Sarawak
- Improve the competitiveness of all Malaysians
- Preserve the environment for our future generations
Perikatan Nasional
- Build a competitive future economy
- Increase the rakyat’s value and standard of living
- Clean up politics and governance
- Ensure the lives of Bumiputera’s, orang asli, and all races are prosperous
- Drive regional development
- Preserve the environment and promote tourism
- Empower youth and ensure young families and prosperous
- Optimise women’s potential
- Build active and prosperous senior citizens
- Empower people with disabilities
- Empower FELDA settlers
- Transform farmers, breeders, fishermen, and smallholders
Barisan Nasional
- Eliminate absolute poverty through the Basic Income Assistance Scheme which is automatically credited every month to all households earning less than RM 2,208 per month
- Give an income tax deduction of 2% specifically to the M40 group, with an income range of RM 50 thousand to RM 100 thousand per year
- Completely exempting income tax (0%) for 5 years to all women who return to work after taking a break from their careers
- 100% internet coverage throughout the country within 30 months and 100% 5G coverage in all schools within 18 months.
- Free national early education and childcare for all children aged 6 and under
- A textbook-free schooling system with the provision of free laptops to all B40 students
- Introduce the subject of “coding” and basic communication languages such as Mandarin, Tamil, Iban, Kadazan, Dusun, and other ethnic languages in all schools
- Free higher education to all individuals from the B40 family
While some can be far-fetched, team BusinessToday will keep you posted on further developments and what party leaders spew during the campaign period. At least we can use this as a reference when the leading party forms the next government.