Dr M chides govt for expanding Cabinet at cost of RM7.8bil when austerity needed instead


KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says it is irresponsible to spend money to set up new Cabinet posts when the rakyat is suffering due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The former prime minister and Langkawi MP, in opposing the Supply (Relocation of Appropriated Expenditure) Bill 2020, said many people had been laid off.

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