Redzuan confident Budget 2021 will be passed, says adequate support from ‘sensible MPs’

KUALA LUMPUR: There are enough “sensible MPs” who support Budget 2021, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof.

“If you look at the number of sensible people, we have enough. I cannot say for sure today that we have 120 or 125 MPs in support, but I see that sensible people understand what the government is doing and they will support us.

“I’m not worried, ” he said when met by reporters in Parliament on Monday (Nov 23).

Asked whether Budget 2021 would be a bipartisan effort involving all sides of the political divide, Redzuan said no.

“It’s going to be a Perikatan Nasional budget, ” he added.

Redzuan also said that all MPs should set aside their political differences and work together to improve Budget 2021.

“Conventionally, we can refine the allocations. If it’s not enough, more funds can be allocated for the people, ” g=he added.

There are 220 MPs out of the 222-seat Parliament at present, following the recent deaths of Batu Sapi MP Datuk Liew Vui Keong and Gerik MP Datuk Hasbullah Osman.

The Perikatan government requires a simple majority of 111 to pass Budget 2021 this Thursday (Nov 26).

It is extremely crucial for Budget 2021 to be passed as its failure could effectively mean that the Perikatan government has lost its majority in Parliament, possibly paving way for an unprecedented snap election in the midst of the third wave of Covid-19 infections.