KUALA LUMPUR – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to answer a question about the government’s measures to reduce the fiscal deficit to 3.2% by 2025 in the Dewan Rakyat today.
According to the Order Paper on Parliament’s official website, the matter will be raised by Dr Mohammed Taufiq Johari (Sg Petani-PH) during Ministers’ Question Time.
At the same session, Anwar will also answer a question from Datuk Ahmad Amzad Mohamed @ Hashim (Kuala Terengganu-PN) on the country’s fiscal strength due to the weakening ringgit and the solution to balance the situation.
Datuk Matbali Musah (Sipitang-GRS) will ask the prime minister on efforts to improve government governance in terms of procurement, project distribution, allocations and so on to be in line with the Madani policy in combating power abuse and leakages.
Meanwhile, during the oral question-and-answer session, Ahmad Fadhli Shaari (Pasir Mas-PN) will ask the foreign minister to state the steps taken by Wisma Putra in protesting the recent Quran-burning act by a far-right Swedish politician in Stockholm.
In addition, Datuk Seri Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz (Tanah Merah-PN) will ask about the government’s efforts to prevent more people from falling victim to job scam syndicates.
After the session, the Dewan Rakyat will continue with debating and winding up Budget 2023 at the committee level, which is expected to involve the foreign, national unity, and economy ministries.
The Dewan Rakyat sitting will last for 31 days until April 4. – Bernama, March 14, 2023
