PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim took time today to check on the final preparations for Budget 2025 at the Ministry of Finance in Putrajaya today.
According to reports in Bernama, Anwar, who arrived at 9.40 am, was greeted by Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan, Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying, and Treasury Secretary-General Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican.
A total of 213 people are involved in preparing Budget 2025, comprising the Tax Team, Fiscal and Economic Team, National Budget Office Team, Budget 2025 Team, Budget 2025 Infographics Team, Budget 2025 Translation Team, Gear-up, and the Benefits Portal Team.
Anwar had previously said that Budget 2025 aims to improve the living standards of the people and advance the nation’s development.
The Prime Minister will table Budget 2025 in Parliament at 4 pm tomorrow.
Themed ‘Ekonomi MADANI, Negara Makmur, Rakyat Sejahtera’, this will be the third budget under the MADANI government led by Anwar and the last under the 12th Malaysia Plan (2021-2025) before transitioning to the 13th Malaysia Plan for the next five years. - October 17, 2024
