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PETALING JAYA: Perikatan Nasional ministers met in Putrajaya to discuss the 2021 Budget to ensure that it is meticulously planned and executed.
Yesterday’s cabinet meeting was dominated by budget discussions, and sources said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin wants to make sure the government can come up with a “foolproof” budget that is people-oriented and cannot be “trashed by the government.” Opposition”.
“The Prime Minister urged everyone to put everything else aside and fully focus on the 2021 Budget, as the country is facing not only a Covid-19 pandemic, but a necessity.
to ensure that the economy can recover with a properly adjusted budget, “said the sources.
“He further said that while the people are carefully watching every step of the Perikatan government in running the country during this time, the ministers must ensure that their ministries perform their functions perfectly.
“Muhyiddin was quite excited in his hour-long speech while chairing the meeting when he said that it is time for all components of the Perikatan government to rise to the occasion, as Budget 2021 will be the ‘make or break’ for they.
“This is because there is a threat that opposition parliamentarians will not let the budget pass,” said a source, who did not want to be identified because the cabinet meetings are private and confidential.
The 2021 budget is scheduled to be presented at the Dewan Rakyat on November 6.
Another source said yesterday’s Cabinet meeting also discussed various ways to further strengthen the 2021 Budget to ensure all target groups get a piece of the economic pie.
“There was unanimous Cabinet support that more initiatives should be included in the budget to provide more allowances and exemptions for lower income groups and SMEs.
“Muhyiddin also narrated what happened between him and the Yang di-Pertuan Agong during the pre-Cabinet meeting that same day. He informed us of the King’s wishes for the 2021 Budget and said that everything in the budget should be about the welfare of the people and nothing else.
“This was one of the longest cabinet meetings in Perikatan,” the source said.
The meeting, which started around 11 a.m., lasted until lunchtime and only ended after nearly four hours.
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