Deficit for next year in focus

SEPANG, 26 Sept -- Operasi di kedua-dua terminal Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) dan KLIA2 dilihat terkawal meskipun terdapat penutupan ruang udara Kuala Lumpur bagi kaji selidik udara yang bermula hari ini.Menurut satu kenyataan Malaysia Airlines (MAS) pada minggu lalu berikutan kaji selidik berkenaan penerbangannya yang berlepas dan mendarat di KLIA antara 26 dan 29 Sept telah dijadual semula. Kenyataan syarikat penerbangan itu menyatakan penutupan ruang udara itu membabitkan penerbangan tiba dan berlepas antara 11 pagi dan 11.59 pagi serta antara 2 petang dan 2.59 petang.-- fotoBERNAMA (2016) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

THE one number financial markets will be looking out for is the budget deficit the Government is projecting for next year. At a time when rising indebtedness has been a global concern, a message of a reduction in the fiscal deficit will soothe the nerves of currency and bond traders.

The expectation is that the fiscal deficit will shrink to 3% next year, with many expecting the deficit to reach 3.1% for 2016 although the actual figure in the first half of the year has raised some eyebrows.