JOHOR BARU – The Youth and Sports Ministry hopes to empower youths with development programmes and enliven the sports industry through Budget 2023.
Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu said he hoped that the Finance Ministry could provide an allocation to ensure the implementation of these initiatives.
He said the government, through his ministry, has always strived to ensure the future of the public, especially for the youth, is secure.
“The budget is decided at the Finance Ministry level, but the Youth and Sports Ministry’s efforts are to enliven the sports industry. When we enhance sports as a culture through the Malaysia Sports League, Malaysia Little League and many others, then there will be a huge economic spillover.
“(In addition) programmes like the Malaysian Future Leader School can also spur the potential of the youth as leaders, expose them to more responsibility through Undi18 and so on,” he told reporters after officiating the SMK Bandar Baru Uda Mini Arena Stadium here today.
He said this when asked to comment on his ministry’s focus through Budget 2023.
Faizal said the ministry also aims to further enhance the development of e-sport, which is seen to have a huge potential for growth
“We see that e-sport has a very big potential (to be expanded), besides other youth development programmes. This is among the government’s efforts to ensure the future of the country is secure,” he said.
Budget 2023 is expected to be tabled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob on October 7.
Previously, Ismail Sabri was reported to have said that the budget this time would, among others, give emphasis to the welfare of the public, besides taking into account the country’s preparedness to face the possibility of a more challenging global economic crisis. – Bernama, September 13, 2022
