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Budget 2020: Couples can withdraw from EPF to fund IVF treatments

Published on 11 Oct 2019 7:51:05 PM

During the tabling of Budget 2020 on Friday, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said couples looking to try in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) may withdraw from their Employees Provident Fund (EPF) to fund the procedure.

Lim added that income tax relief of up to RM6,000, given on expenses incurred for medical treatment of serious illnesses, will be expanded to include expenses incurred for fertility treatment.

Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/10/11/budget-2020-couples-can-withdraw-from-epf-to-fund-ivf-treatments