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Policy Tracker

From announcement to implementation

Flagship federal policies, each staged against a five-step lifecycle and tracked by budget, ministry and stakeholder.

Ministry of Finance

Consultation

Fuel and electricity subsidy retargeting

A phased shift from blanket fuel and electricity subsidies to targeted household transfers, using the consolidated income database as the eligibility spine.

RM 4.8b transition fund · Announced 14 March 2026

Ministry of Energy Transition

Approved

National Energy Transition Levy

A levy on high-intensity industrial power consumption, ring-fenced to fund grid modernisation and renewable capacity procurement.

RM 9.0b ring-fenced fund · Announced 8 January 2026

Ministry of Finance

Implementation

Federal procurement reform

Mandatory open tendering above RM 500,000, with direct negotiation restricted to three defined categories and a published contract register.

RM 180m implementation cost · Announced 2 February 2026

Prime Minister's Department

Implementation

Civil service restructuring

Consolidation of eleven federal agencies into four, with a redeployment framework covering roughly 6,800 positions over three years.

RM 620m transition provision · Announced 24 July 2026

Ministry of Health

Consultation

Health financing reform

A social health insurance framework intended to replace incremental budget allocation with a pooled, contribution-based financing model.

RM 1.4b pilot allocation · Announced 19 May 2026

Prime Minister's Department

Announced

Political Financing Act

Statutory disclosure of political donations, spending caps for campaign periods and an independent enforcement office.

Not yet allocated · Announced 6 July 2026