Genially_copy - other responses - BUDGET 2026 POLL

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Q1. How can the government ensure better access to quality education for all Malaysian students?

Q2. What should be the top priority for improving healthcare services in Budget 2026?

Q3. What elderly care measure should receive priority government funding?

Q4. What is the best way to support working mothers returning to the workforce after childbirth?

Q5. Which measure would be most effective in strengthening Malaysians' retirement savings and financial security?

• Bring back UPSR and PMR
• Boost the quality of tertiary education and increase federal allocations for public universities
• Improve teaching and learning at schools, do away with textbooks
• Revamp teaching materials so that our students can learn skills to compete globally.
• Set up a new university that accept students based solely on academic results. This will not disrupt existing policies.
• matriculation students to take STPM as universities admission criteria
• enforce higher education for all Malaysians to build a high income country
• Use meritocracy in the system
• Use a single method of getting into university
• Free education for B40 students
• Introduce civics class. Provide knowledge on financial planning and investment

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• Increase salaries, update equipment in government hospitals
• Advanced treatment for cancer patients
• increase hiring for all healthcare professionals
• Consider more tax deductibles for those who are doing IVF. Tax relief of RM10,000 is too little. The costs can be from RM20,000 to RM30,000
• Learn from China, invest in robotics. That will increase efficiency.
• complementary medicine
• Increase work efficiency and cut red tape
• Review the medical industry and understand how prices have increased
• Subsidise RM3,000 per individual per year for medical wellbeing and supplements
• More incentives for keeping people healthy or preventive steps such as offering tax rebates for dietary supplements
• Free healthcare for all

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• Home care for all elderly people, not just bedridden seniors
• more subsidies for illnesses
• friendly facilities for the elderly in public places for easier mobility
• More elderly homes with affordable fees
• Have more quality welfare homes.
• Provide allowance for elderly people
• Increase tax exemption for expenses on seniors
• Establish day care services for the elderly in every district.
• Reduce or eliminate personal income tax for the elderly aged 60 and above
• Tax relief for elderly medical care and needs
• Start building government supported retirement villages as Malaysia is approaching ageing society
• Free medical check up every 6 months
• Allow tax relief for elderly care expenses incurred for parents-in-law, if the family only has one source of income.

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• Assist working mothers to locate quality, subsidised childcare centres
• Subsidise childcare for all
• Flexi working hours
• Encourage employers to provide work from home option
• Tax rebate for child care expenses
• Additonal tax relief, I wish the goverment would look into single mother benefits as well
• Incentives for companies for retaining women after child delivery
• Longer maternity period, staggered return to work
• Longer paternity leave, incentives or tax break for confinement centres
• More nurseries
• Allow flexible hours for new parents but employers can take action if they find their employees are taking advantage of this freedom.
• Mandatory work from home at least 3 days a week for at least 2 years
• Give special rates for electricity/water/IWK for childcare centres to lower their operating costs

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• Better returns from EPF
• Increase EPF savings interest
• Increase employer's contribution for each of their employees.
• Personal financial education at schooling age.
• Make financial planning advisory services compulsory for financial applications
• Conduct lessons for the public on the ways to achieve financial freedom.
• Allow withdrawals at half sum by age 45, then followed by the retirement age. Currently most people run out before turning 50.
• Restrict withdrawals and develop a long-term payout scheme similar to Singapore's CPF Life
• Create social jobs for seniors who still can and are willing to work
• Provide monthly pension allowance for all seniors above age 60.
• EPF to have special incentives to employers who employ people over 50.
• Raise worker salaries and reduce pay gaps

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