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Published Date: 24/10/2026 10:16 PM

2027 Negeri Sembilan Budget To Focus On Priorities Of People, Public Servants - MB

Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim

SEREMBAN, Oct 24 (Bernama) -- The Negeri Sembilan government is focusing on the preparation of the 2027 Budget, which is scheduled to be tabled at the end of next month, with the needs of more than 1.2 million residents and nearly 6,000 state public servants being among the priorities.

Menteri Besar (MB) Datuk Ismail Lasim said he, along with the state government's administrative team, is planning a budget that encompasses the needs of every layer of society in the state.

"The state government wants 1.2 million residents and nearly 6,000 state public servants to receive the best benefits and advantages in this budget.

"The state government will allocate sufficient funds to ensure the success of the 2027 Budget," he said to reporters here today.

He said that the available time was utilised to hold meetings and discussions with stakeholders and to review various inputs to ensure that the budget could be implemented effectively.

Meanwhile, Ismail also denied resigning as MB as reported by the media recently.

He added that the people in this state have high hopes for the ruling government.

-- BERNAMA