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FREE YOURSAY 'There is nothing in the Budget for taxpayers. But then again, someone has to pay for Najib's cash hand-outs.'

BUDGET Employers, trade unionists, environmentalists, manufacturers and investors feel like they have been left 'high and dry'.

BUDGET The Real Property Tax Gains revision is supposed to cool down an overheated property market but some experts believe it is not enough.

BUDGET The deputy prime minister says the situation today requires the government to be concerned about the needs of the people.

BUDGET Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng welcomes the move but opines that the amount of handouts to senior citizens was insufficient.

BUDGET The opposition leader and former finance minister warns that not enough is being done to tackle the Budget deficit.

BUDGET The gov't increases the limit of house prices to RM400,000 under the My First Home Scheme.

BUDGET Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak today announced an increase in retirement age to 60 as well as salary increment and bonus payment.

BUDGET He contrasted his policies with those of Pakatan's and poked fun at the opposition whenever he could.

BUDGET The announcement by the prime minister when tabling the 2012 Budget received a thunderous applause from MPs.

BUDGET Currently, students in primary and secondary schools are still required to pay RM24.50 and RM33.50 respectively.

BUDGET It's thumbs down for the budget from Tony Pua, who says the prime minister failed on his 'reformist' credentials.

BUDGET They said that the government's 'prudent' approach to tobacco tax would help curb illicit cigarette trade.

BUDGET PM Najib provides a gamut of incentives to further strengthen the domestic economy as an election looms.

The following are salient points of Budget 2012 announced by PM Najib, who is also finance minister.

BUDGET PM also hands out cash payments to the poor, raises civil servants' pay and opens up 17 service subsectors to foreign investors.

NEAC member Mahani Zainal Abidin questions how effective this move will be in addressing the rising cost of living in the country.

Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng is hopeful that Budget 2011 will include corporate income tax reduction to encourage business.

ANALYSIS In the bid to get a slice of the civil service vote bank, Pakatan may end up doing exactly what it criticises the BN of doing.

It insists the populist measures are in line with Pakatan policy, and there will be enough funds to meet the expenditure.

It will be targeted to specific groups who really need assistance, says PKR strategist Rafizi Ramli during a media briefing.

ANALYSIS The shadow budget appeals to core voting blocs, with BN expected to do the same when the PM tables Budget 2012 on Friday.