Govt pays RM20.27b in income tax refunds to 3.65m taxpayer cases as at Oct 31

As of October 31, 2026, Malaysia's government refunded a total of RM20.271 billion in income tax, benefiting 3.65 million cases, including RM6.84 billion to individual taxpayers and RM13.036 billion to corporate taxpayers, particularly MSMEs.

Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan highlighted the government's focus on reducing excess tax credits and improving tax administration efficiency, aligning with the Madani government's fiscal reform agenda.

Additionally, the government's operating budget for 2027 was increased to RM68.16 billion, aimed at addressing the cost of living and ensuring the well-being of citizens.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — A total of RM20.271 billion in income tax refunds involving 3.65 million taxpayer cases had been paid as at Oct 31, 2026.

Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan said of the total, RM6.84 billion had been refunded to 3.4 million individual taxpayers, while RM13.036 billion had been refunded to 206,234 corporate taxpayers, including micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

“In carrying out the refunds, the government prioritises excess tax refunds to individuals as well as MSMEs,” he said during the winding-up session of the Supply Bill at the committee stage for the Ministry of Finance (MoF) in the Dewan Rakyat today.

Amir Hamzah also said that, in line with this approach, the number of taxpayers with excess tax credits had been reduced by almost half to about 550,000 as at Oct 31, 2026, compared with more than one million as at Dec 31, 2025.

“The government is also committed to ensuring that outstanding tax refunds are fully settled promptly, as part of efforts to improve tax administration efficiency and safeguard taxpayers’ rights, in line with the Madani government’s fiscal reform agenda,” he said in response to questions raised by Members of Parliament (MPs) for Bachok, Klang and Pendang.

Amir Hamzah reiterated the government’s commitment to addressing the backlog of excess income tax refunds to ensure that all outstanding payments are made promptly.

A total of 27 MPs took part in the committee-stage debate on the MoF.

He said the views and feedback raised would help the government review how each allocation was managed and implemented for the benefit of the people.

Overall, the 2027 operating supply expenditure allocation for the ministry increased to RM68.16 billion, compared with the revised allocation of RM61.5 billion for this year.

He said the increase reflected the Madani government’s commitment to easing the cost of living and ensuring the well-being of the people. — Bernama

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截至 2026 年 10 月 31 日，马来西亚政府已退还 202.71 亿令吉所得税，惠及 365 万个案例，其中 68.4 亿令吉退还给个人纳税人，130.36 亿令吉退还给企业纳税人，特别是中小微企业。

第二财政部长拿督斯里阿米尔·哈姆扎·阿齐赞强调，政府的重点是减少过度税收抵免和提高税收管理效率，这与马达尼政府的财政改革议程相一致。

此外，政府2027年的运营预算增加到681.6亿令吉，旨在解决生活成本问题，保障公民福祉。

吉隆坡，11月3日讯——截至2026年10月31日，已支付总额达202.71亿令吉的所得税退税款，涉及365万纳税人。

第二财政部长拿督斯里阿米尔·哈姆扎·阿齐赞表示，在已退还的税款总额中，68.4亿令吉已退还给340万个人纳税人，130.36亿令吉已退还给206234家企业纳税人，其中包括微型、小型和中型企业（MSME）。

“在执行退税时，政府优先考虑向个人和中小微企业退还超额税款，”他今天在国会下议院财政部委员会阶段的供应法案总结会议上说。

阿米尔·哈姆扎还表示，按照这一方针，截至 2026 年 10 月 31 日，享有超额税收抵免的纳税人数量已减少近一半，约为 55 万，而截至 2025 年 12 月 31 日，这一数字超过 100 万。

“政府也致力于确保及时全额支付未结清的税款，这是为了提高税务管理效率，保障纳税人权益，符合马达尼政府的财政改革议程，”他在回答巴卓、巴生和本当国会议员提出的问题时说道。

阿米尔·哈姆扎重申了政府致力于解决超额所得税退税积压问题的承诺，以确保所有未付款项都能及时支付。

共有 27 名议员参加了财政部委员会阶段的辩论。

他表示，民众提出的意见和反馈将有助于政府审查每一项拨款的管理和实施情况，从而造福人民。

总体而言，该部2027年的运营供应支出拨款增加至681.6亿令吉，而今年的修订拨款为615亿令吉。

他表示，此次涨价体现了马达尼政府致力于降低生活成本、保障人民福祉的决心。——马新社

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