It is not an election budget, says Umno

Rapt attention: Traders at Pasar Malam Presint 2 in Putrajaya watching a live streaming of Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz tabling Budget 2023 in Parliament. — Bernama

PETALING JAYA: While Umno insists that Budget 2023 is not an election budget, other political parties feel otherwise.

Umno information chief Shahril Hamdan, who is also the economic director in the Prime Minister’s Office, said although the financial assistance is the highest ever, it is not a populist budget.