Construction players likely to gain from 13MP

Construction workers are pouring and compacting concrete at a construction project site near Damansara, Kuala Lumpur.— MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI/The Star

PETALING JAYA: The local construction sector is poised to benefit from the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP), supported by higher total development expenditure of RM611bil.

On July 31, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced a higher allocation of development expenditure for the construction sector to RM430bil.