Biggest expenditure in Malaysian history


PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has proven to the world that it can steer its economy in various circumstances, says Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.

Tabling the Perikatan Nasional government’s first national spending plan, Tengku Zafrul laid out in the Dewan Rakyat a budget with a RM322.5bil expenditure, the biggest in the country’s history.

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Monthly Plan

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RM 11.12/month

Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

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Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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