Budget needs to be debated before Parliament dissolved

KUALA LUMPUR: It will take a maximum of 33 days to discuss Budget 2023 after the Supply Bill is tabled in Parliament on Oct 7, says Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun.

He said current parliamentary Standing Orders provide for a maximum of 13 days for the federal budget to be debated at the policy stage in the Dewan Rakyat.