Penang tables RM1.3bil budget


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 02 Nov 2017

GEORGE TOWN: Penang has tabled a total budget of RM1.3bil for 2018, a reduction from the total budget tabled last year at RM1.45bil.

Speaking at the Penang State Legislative Assembly on Thursday, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng also announced an RM748.5mil projected deficit budget for next year compared to the projected deficit of RM667.1mil in the 2017 budget.

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