BERA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob says the government has money to implement the Budget 2023, tabled on Oct 7, which is the largest budget ever prepared involving an allocation of RM372.3bil. "When we announced the budget in Parliament, that means we already have the money to implement everything that we promised... the money is already there but (the budget) has not been passed yet. Earlier, several media reported that the Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA) sponsor chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad questioned the government's ability to implement the essence of Budget 2023 because he claimed, among other things, that the government lacked funds and lacked efficiency to implement those projects. The Prime Minister said the development expenditure would involve, among others, rural infrastructures such as roads and bridges. These small and medium projects involved an allocation of RM3.7 billion and would benefit about 5,000 G1 to G4 class contractors.

Source: The Star October 16, 2022 19:37 UTC