INTERACTIVE: Budget 2023 and GE15 - what you need to know


Natasha Diyana Zulkifly reading the 'Budget 2023 Consultancy' booklet at the Ministry of Finance in Putrajaya. (23/8/202) - AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Amid talk of an imminent general election, the tabling of Budget 2023 on Friday has got many people wondering what's in store for them – and how soon Parliament will be dissolved to pave the way for GE15.

A look at previous budget and election dates shows that the gap between the tabling of an election year Budget and the dissolution of Parliament varies, from less than two weeks to nearly a year.

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