"I want to focus on how I think I can help towards Malaysia’s fight against COVID-19 and improve our economic standing. Tengku Zafrul was sworn in as a senator on March 10,2020, following his appointment as the Finance Minister. Various economic stimulus packages were also announced, namely PRIHATIN (Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package), Prihatin SME+, PENJANA (National Economic Recovery Plan), and Kita Prihatin (Prihatin Supplementary Initiative Package) worth a total of RM305 billion thus far. Coming from the corporate world, Tengku Zafrul recently received brickbats when he announced several new initiatives during his Budget 2021 winding-up speech, which is unprecedented. Tengku Zafrul explained through a Facebook posting that the initiatives were not his suggestions but those that came from the lawmakers themselves during the course of the debate in Parliament.

Source: The Star November 29, 2020 09:56 UTC