Budget 2021: Provisions for infrastructure projects will trigger economic growth, says former Finance Ministry sec-gen


PETALING JAYA: Budget 2021 provides provisions for infrastructure projects that will trigger economic growth, says Tan Sri Mohd Sheriff Mohd Kassim.

The former Finance Ministry secretary-general said critics of the Budget had overlooked the RM15bil allocated to kickstart big infrastructure projects to drive a quicker economic recovery and achieve the projected GDP growth of 6.5% to 7.5%.

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