A-G's report: Increasing national debt a worrying trend, says PAC

KUALA LUMPUR: The increasing debt incurred by the Federal Government is a worrying trend, says the Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

PAC chairman Wong Kah Woh said the latest Auditor-General’s Report (LKAN) on the financial statements of the Federal Government revealed that federal debt in 2021 amounted to RM978.8bil - an increase of RM100bil from the previous year.