National Trust Fund Bill 2026 passed with tighter rules on contributions, withdrawals and governance
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马来西亚国会下议院今日通过《2026年国家信托基金法案》，强化基金的法律基础。法案规定更严格的缴款、提款及治理规则，包括设定0.1%的最低缴款率，该比率仅能通过国会修法更改。截至2024年底，基金资产达224.3亿马币，其中国油公司是唯一自愿缴款者。法案旨在改善现有框架，此前2021年50亿马币提款事件暴露了缴款完全自愿、无提款限制等问题。
KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — The Dewan Rakyat today passed the National Trust Fund (KWAN) Bill 2026 which strengthens the legal basis of the fund through more consistent inflows, more disciplined disbursements and clearer governance and accountability.
The bill, tabled by Deputy Finance Minister Liew Chin Tong, was passed with a majority of votes in favour after being debated by 15 Members of Parliament in the Dewan Rakyat today.
In winding up the debate, Liew said the KWAN group assets amounted to RM22.43 billion as at the end of 2024, with Petronas remaining the only voluntary contributor, amounting to RM13.5 billion after almost four decades since KWAN was established in 1988.
During the same period, the experience of administering the fund, including the RM5 billion withdrawal episode in 2021 that received public attention, showed that the existing framework needed to be improved, with contributions being entirely discretionary, with no withdrawal limits, and with a general purpose of use.
“This bill is enacted to strengthen the framework through statutory contributions, withdrawal discipline and modern governance,” said Liew.
He said the contribution rate of 0.1 per cent that was set was a minimum rate and that the obligation to contribute to inter-generational savings must remain strong across fiscal cycles and successive governments.
Liew added that the rate can only be changed by Parliament itself through an amendment Act and any government that wants to change it must return to the Dewan Rakyat. — Bernama
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