Don't blame fiscal deficit on BN and 1MDB, says Najib

By RAHIMY RAHIM, MARTIN CARVALHO, HEMANANTHANI SIVANANDAM, TARRENCE TAN and And CLARISSA CHUNG

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. -filepic

KUALA LUMPUR: Pakatan Harapan government should not blame the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) issue for causing the country's fiscal deficit to reach 3.7% this year, says former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (pic).

"They only want to blame the Barisan Nasional government and the 1MDB issue, but they fail to mention the assets owned by 1MDB.

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