Tengku Zafrul: Malaysia's fiscal stance to remain expansionary this year


Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's fiscal stance would remain expansionary this year to ensure that recovery momentum is maintained, economic scarring is minimised, and the economy returns to its medium-term growth trajectory, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

He said that as a result, the pace of consolidation would be gradual.

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