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Budget 2026 for F&B: Tackling Rising Costs in Malaysia’s Food Industry

Patrick Sim, Council Member of Food & Beverage Division, Malaysia Retail Chain Association

10-Oct-25 08:30

Budget 2026 for F&B: Tackling Rising Costs in Malaysia’s Food Industry

Malaysia’s F&B sector is facing mounting cost pressures from higher wages, ingredient prices, and the expanded 8% SST. Will Budget 2026 deliver the relief the industry needs? Patrick Sim, Council Member of the Food & Beverage Division at the Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA), shares his insights on what measures he hopes to see in the upcoming budget.

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Produced by: Tun Hizami Hashim

Presented by: Elaine Boey, Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning


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Categories:  economy

Tags:  budget 2026,  Belanjawan 2026,  Budget-2026-Mahsing,  f&b sector,  sst, 


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