Govt spent RM164.2bil in Q1 this year, up 5.7% over same period last year, Dewan told

KUALA LUMPUR: The government spent RM164.2bil in the first quarter of this year to manage the country and provide Covid-19 aid, says Deputy Finance Minister Mohd Shahar Abdullah.

"The expenditure was an increase of 5.7% over what was spent in the same period last year," he said when replying to a question by Fong Kui Lun (PH-Bukit Bintang) in the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday (Sept 23).