2023 Budget to consider manifestoes of all parties in unity government

 

The new 2023 Budget,  expected to be tabled in Parliament on Feb 24, will take into account the manifestoes of all parties in the unity government, Deputy Finance Minister Ahmad Maslan said.

He said a special secretariat for the new budget has been established to examine and study the manifestoes to be included in the budget.

Apart from that, Ahmad (above) said, some improvements would also be considered in the new budget to ensure it meets the people’s needs and agenda.

"There are various parties in the unity government. All of them have good manifestoes to implement. A special secretariat has been formed to examine these manifestoes," he told a press conference during his working visit to the Royal Malaysian Customs Department office in Kemaman, Terengganu, today.

Ahmad also said the government would continue with some of the initiatives made by the previous administration in its 2023 Budget, such as the assistance of RM150 to every school student regardless of family income, which will be disbursed beginning this Jan 12.

"Matters on the budget will be discussed at the Finance Ministry meeting this Jan 3. It is up to the prime minister to decide the theme of the budget and its content," he said.

The previous government led by former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob had tabled the 2023 Budget, but it was not passed nor debated in the Dewan Rakyat following the dissolution of Parliament on Oct 10.

- Bernama