Budget 2024: Rural areas will not be left behind under, says Ahmad Zahid


KUCHING: Rural development will continue to be prioritised in Budget 2024 so that no one will be left behind, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

He said 8.01 million people in Malaysia, or 24.5% of the population, still lived in rural areas.

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