Budget 2022 passes final hurdle with voice vote

PARLIAMENT | The Dewan Rakyat today passed the Supply Bill (Budget) 2022 at the committee stage with a majority voice vote.

The bill, which is the first budget under the government led by Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, was passed after being debated at the committee stage for 13 days starting Nov 22.

The budget was tabled by Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz on Oct 29 with the highest allocation ever of RM332.1 billion to implement various strategies and initiatives to...