# Budget 2027 offers RM3,000 tax relief for postnatal care

> Malaysian government proposes up to RM3,000 tax relief for postnatal care under Budget 2027.
- Title: Budget 2027 offers RM3,000 tax relief for postnatal care
- Summary: Malaysian government proposes up to RM3,000 tax relief for postnatal care under Budget 2027. Malaysia's Budget 2027 introduces up to RM3,000 tax relief for…
- Keywords: budget 2027, malaysia, tax relief, postnatal care, breastfeeding equipment, health and well-being, rm3000, rm1000, news, world, Budget, 2027
- Source: Malay Mail — https://malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/10/having-a-baby-budget-2027-proposes-up-to-rm3000-tax-relief-for-postnatal-care/238498
- Author: Ida Lim
- Published: 2026-10-10T09:19:56+00:00
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- Topics: budget 2027, malaysia, tax relief, postnatal care, breastfeeding equipment, health and well-being, rm3000, rm1000, news, world
## Budget 2027 tax relief proposal
Malaysian federal government proposes up to rm3000 tax relief for postnatal care services.

> The federal government is proposing to introduce a new tax relief of up to rm3000 for care services provided by confinement centres or qualified individuals after mothers give birth
## Health and well-being category
Tax relief reclassified under 'Health and well-being' with rm10000 maximum.

> In its proposed Budget 2027 tabled in Parliament yesterday, the Finance Ministry also proposed to reclassify or rename the income tax relief of medical treatment into 'Health and Well-being', and to keep the existing maximum tax relief for this category at rm10000
## Postnatal care tax relief
Up to rm3000 for postnatal care services provided by confinement centres or qualified individuals.

> Under this proposed renamed tax relief category of 'Health and well-being', the ministry proposed to expand it to cover these two expenses, starting from the tax assessment year of 2027: tax relief for a maximum rm3000 in 'postnatal care service expenses provided by a confinement centre aor qualified individual'
## Breastfeeding equipment tax relief
Up to rm1000 for breastfeeding equipment for children aged two and below.

> Tax relief for a maximum rm1000 for breastfeeding equipment for children aged two and below 'paid by self or spouse'
## Current breastfeeding equipment relief
Current rule allows rm1000 tax relief for breastfeeding equipment once every two years.

> As of the latest tax relief rules by the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) for tax assessment year 2025, the rm1000 tax relief for breastfeeding equipment can only be claimed once in every two years of assessment by a breastfeeding mother who bought it to breastfeed her own child
## New tax relief benefits
Breastfeeding equipment tax relief merged into health and well-being category.

> The difference under the proposed Budget 2027 is that the breastfeeding equipment tax relief will no longer be a separate item of up to rm1000, but will be merged into or come under the category of 'Health and well-being' which comes with a maximum rm10000 tax relief
## What the new tax relief covers
New tax relief covers postnatal care services and breastfeeding equipment for children under two.

> Under the proposed Budget 2027, the tax relief for postnatal care services and breastfeeding equipment for children aged two and below will be part of the overall rm10000 health and well-being tax relief category
## Key takeaway

Malaysia's Budget 2027 introduces up to RM3,000 tax relief for postnatal care services and breastfeeding equipment under a RM10,000 health category.