Think-tank: PM's 'no money' claim disingenuous, should spend more, but judiciously

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Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's claim that the government was running low on money was an overstatement of the nation's fiscal burden, said think-tank Research for Social Advancement (Refsa).

In a statement today, Refsa researcher Jaideep Singh said although Muhyiddin had attributed a RM340 billion stimulus package as a burden on national coffers, the actual fiscal injection was RM72.6 billion or only 21.4 percent of the stimulus package...