Guan Eng details how RM1tril govt debt figure was calculated


KUALA LUMPUR: Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng (pic) has released details of how the RM1tril national debt figure was calculated.

This was in response to claims from former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak that revealing the national debt would unsettle financial markets, alarm credit rating agencies and investor confidence.

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