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Malaysia's Great Disappointment – Nation's Biggest-Ever Budget

Spending plan fails to tackle the real problems facing the nation

Oct 08, 2022
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By: Murray Hunter

Amid speculation about when Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob will call an election, floods, a falling ringgit, and post-pandemic recovery, the 2023 budget was delivered by Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz to the Dewan Rakyat on the afternoon of October 8. It is a budget crucial for Ismail Sabri’s electoral popularity, as it w…

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