Speaking at a question-and-answer session at the 10th Annual Malaysia Corporate Day organised by CIMB Group Holdings Bhd yesterday, Johari(pic) said more public infrastructure projects would be needed to sustain the economic growth.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia needs fiscal space in order to balance the government finances by 2022 or 2023, says Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.
He said government spending would have to be balanced between the need to stimulate growth versus the fiscal deficit, which has been set at 2.8% over gross domestic product (GDP) under Budget 2018.
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