Food security, agriculture to be main points in Budget 2021, says Finance Minister


Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz (third right) looking at freshwater fish breeding techniques during his working visit to a breeding centre in Bukit Batu, Kulai, Johor.

KULAI: The food security initiative and the agricultural sector will be some of the main points that Budget 2022 will focus on, says Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

He added that this is in line with the government’s socio-economic recovery plan, growth and restructuring in the short, medium and long term.

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