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Malaysia Rural Ministry receives RM500m budget top-up amid overspending

1 report, 1 independent Updated Tue 00:00
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The Finance Ministry provided the Rural and Regional Ministry with an additional RM500 million to cover overspending against its RM2.1 billion budget allocation. This funding was sourced from savings achieved by other ministries. The ministry, which is overseen by Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, was also granted a larger budget for 2027, totaling RM2.27 billion.

From malaysiakini.com

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The allocation addresses budget overruns that stemmed from rural road projects. Furthermore, the Finance Ministry instructed the ministry to postpone issuing new letters of acceptance for rural roads to prevent payment backlogs.

From malaysiakini.com

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    The government's fiscal policy could influence the pace of rural infrastructure investment.

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