Spending may be slashed by RM15bil


PETALING JAYA: Adjustments to Budget 2015, which will be announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pic) today, will likely include spending cuts of up to RM15bil.

According to economists, the cuts may allow for the Government to be on track to meet its deficit target of 3% this year, in the most optimistic of circumstances.

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