Parliament can approve partial budget for 2023 if time is short, says Tengku Zafrul


KUALA LUMPUR: Parliament can approve a partial budget if it does not re-table and approve Budget 2023 by the end of the year, says Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz (pic).

The former finance minister said this was provided for under Section 102(a) of the Federal Constitution.

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