Budget 2023 to take account of current economic challenges - PM


PUTRAJAYA: Budget 2023, set to be re-tabled on Feb 24, will take into account the current economic challenges, while at the same time driving the country’s growth and attracting investments, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Anwar, who is also the Minister of Finance, said the government is also taking into account the country’s competitiveness, the speed of business approvals as well as several new initiatives, including digitisation and sustainable consumption and production of natural resources in the downstream process in Budget 2023.

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