PUTRAJAYA, July 24 -- Former minister Lim Guan Eng has presented a strategic roadmap to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, outlining six critical interventions designed to safeguard the wellbeing of the people and drive Malaysia's future economic progress.

Underpinning the proposal is a call for urgent financial relief for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Lim urged the government to elevate the e-invoicing threshold to businesses with an annual revenue of RM5 million and to establish a Special Taxpayer Tribunal specifically for individuals and MSMEs.

To further ease the burden on small business owners, Lim proposed scrapping the employer's two per cent EPF contribution for foreign workers and implementing a one-year in...