The Dewan Rakyat today passed the Supplementary Supply (2025) Bill 2026 for RM7.94 billion in additional service expenditure from the Consolidated Fund.
The bill, tabled by Finance Minister II Amir Hamzah Azizan, was approved by a majority voice vote after a debate by government and opposition MPs.
The Supplementary Supply (2025) Bill 2026 involves the withdrawal of a sum not exceeding RM7.94 billion from the Consolidated Fund for additional service expenditure for 2025.
The additional expenditure includes allocations for the Treasury of RM1.39 billion; statutory funds (RM5.29 billion); the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (RM993.94 million), and the Higher Education Ministry (RM257.59 million).
Earlier, winding up the debate, Amir Hamzah said the total supplementary supply for 2025 was significantly and comparatively lower - RM70 billion in 2022, RM30 billion in 2023, and RM20 billion in 2024.
“The government will continue to implement prudent and disciplined fiscal management,” he said.
Meanwhile, during the committee-stage winding-up for the Works Ministry, its minister, Alexander Nanta Linggi, said the government had approved a RM135 million government support loan (GSL) to the concessionaire of the East Klang Valley Expressway to ensure the project is completed.
He said the decision was made at a cabinet meeting on Oct 27, 2023, after taking into account the project’s physical progress, which had exceeded 90 percent, and the financial constraints faced by the concessionaire due to rising construction costs and prolonged implementation issues.
“The GSL assistance will be used to cover part of the construction costs to complete the highway.
“However, the overall increase in project costs will not involve any toll rate hike or extension of the concession period as stipulated in the original agreement,” he added.
The Dewan Rakyat sitting resumes on Monday.
- Bernama
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