Supporting the people and businesses during reopening of economy

“With the Parliament’s approval, we will raise the (ceiling limit) of the Covid-19 Fund from RM65bil to RM110bil, and the statutory national debt limit will be raised from 60% of the gross domestic product (GDP) to 65%,” Tengku Zafrul said on RTM’s Selamat Pagi Malaysia programme yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR: The government’s proposal to raise the ceiling cap for the Covid-19 Fund and the statutory debt limit is aimed at supporting the people and businesses during the reopening of the economy.

Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the proposal would be implemented immediately after being approved by the Parliament.