Budget 2023: RM2.55bil for rural projects, including roads

KUALA LUMPUR: The improvement of rural infrastructure for the well-being of the people, with a focus on areas in Sabah and Sarawak, continues through the allocation of RM2.55bil in Budget 2023.

Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the allocation included rural roads worth RM1.5bil which will benefit 110,000 residents including, among others, the route from Kampung Orang Asli Bawong in Kuala Kangsar to the Kemar Resettlement, also in Perak.