";s:4:"text";s:5888:" Gross imports are forecast to fall 2.5 per cent in 2019 and increase 2.7 per cent in 2020. As a percentage of GDP, the deficit is forecast to fall from 3.7 per cent in 2018 to 3.2 per cent in 2020. For recipients of the BSH, the petrol subsidy receivable will be RM30 per month for car owners and RM12 per month for motorcycle owners. Estimates. We have detected that JavaScript is disabled on your browser. And no, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will not be re-introduced next year.The theme for Belanjawan 2020 is Spur Growth and Success Towards Shared Prosperity, which is in line with the country’s aim of becoming a highly-skilled, high-income nation and achieving its Shared Prosperity Vision 2030.At the press conference after the Budget announcement, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said, many people will be happy with this year’s budget as almost everybody gets something.The biggest winner is the Ministry of Education with a budget allocation of RM64.1 billion followed by the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Health with RM37.8 billion and RM30.6 billion respectively.There was plenty of good news in the government’s budget proposal for 2020 totalling RM297.02 billion. According to the minister, the theme of this year's Budget is “driving growth and equitable outcomes towards shared prosperity.”Investing in Malaysians: Levelling up human capitalThe Government is forecasting that the budget deficit will fall from RM51.8 billion in 2019 to RM51.7 billion. This incentive will be available for 2020 to 2022.Any entities whose main activities are other than promoting and organising conference qualify for an income tax exemption of 100 per cent of statutory income where they organise a conference that brings in at least 500 foreign participants annually. In the 2019 budget, the Government stated that accrual accounting will be adopted in 2021; in this budget it states that the shift will be completed within three years.The Budget papers state that the government will improve the nation’s taxation system by:Reducing the tax gap, which is an estimate of the difference between the amount the revenue authorities actually collect and what they would have collected if every taxpayer was fully compliant with tax lawsSpecific tax measures announced in the Budget include:It is proposed that a 100 per cent income tax exemption up to 10 years be given to qualifying income derived from a patent and copyright software of qualifying activities undertaken in Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry is the biggest recipient of the 2020 Budget with an allocation of RM64.1 billion, RM3.9 billion more than this year's allocation. The biggest winner is the Ministry of Education with a budget allocation of RM64.1 billion followed by the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Health with RM37.8 billion and RM30.6 billion respectively. To qualify, these companies must invest at least RM5 billion each in Malaysia.To improve the global competitiveness of Malaysia’s businesses, the government will make available up to RM1 billion in customised packaged investment incentives annually over 5 years.