Budget 2027: Minimum Wage To Increase To RM2,000 In June 2027, MSMEs Exempted
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During the tabling for Budget 2027, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that the minimum salary will increase to RM2,000, with some exceptions.
From the original report
The Malaysian government has officially announced it will be raising the minimum wage from RM1,700 to RM2,000. These changes were announced during the tabling of Budget 2027 and will go into effect in June 2027.
However, there are some exceptions to this rule. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) with annual revenues of less than RM50 million would be exempted from the increase in order to give them time to adapt their business model.
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- Oct 9, 2026
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