Kedah Tables RM1.33 Bln Budget For 2026

ALOR SETAR, Nov 10 (Bernama) -- The Kedah government today tabled its Budget 2026 amounting to RM1.33 billion for the state’s operating and development expenditure next year, with a projected deficit of 11.81 per cent or RM99 million.

Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said the allocation covers operating expenditure, the State Development Fund, the Forest Development Fund and the Water Supply Fund.

“The Kedah Budget 2026 marks the first budget under the 13th Malaysia Plan and continues to advance the Kedah Development Plan 2035 and The Greater Kedah 2050 agenda,” he said when tabling the budget at the state assembly sitting here.

Muhammad Sanusi said for 2026, the state government expects to collect RM838 million in revenue,  an increase of RM48 million compared with the 2025 estimate.

He said the projected revenue comprised land revenue (RM554.81 million), miscellaneous revenue (RM232.88 million), forest revenue (RM33 million) and district revenue (RM17.31 million).

“The 2026 operating expenditure is estimated at RM937 million, an increase of RM47.1 million or 5.29 per cent. Of this amount, RM91.4 million is allocated for the State Development Fund to cover the deficits.

“Under operating expenditure, RM87.33 million is allocated for charged expenditure, while RM849.67 million is for supply expenditure,” he added.

-- BERNAMA