KUALA LUMPUR, December 20 – The Dewan Rakyat today (Tuesday) passed a Mini Budget totalling RM 107,718,676,650 after Prime Minister and Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim moved one out of three motions for the matter in order to keep the government running. Consolidated Fund (Accounting Expenditure) Bill after the third reading by voice vote. The decision was announced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Datuk Johari Abdul after there was no debate on the two motions presented by the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Anwar, who was also a Member of Parliament for Tambun said the presentation of the provision under the Consolidated Fund (Expenditure Into Account) Act 2022 which will come into force on January 1. When presenting the matter in the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday, said that the mini-budget includes the payment of civil servants’ salaries, utilities and scholarships. Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan later moved the second and third motions involving the balance of proceeds of the Malaysian Government Investment Issue (MGII).
Budget 2023, which was prepared by the previous government led by Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, has not been approved or debated in the Dewan Rakyat following the dissolution of Parliament on October 10. Anwar tabled the first motion under the Consolidated Fund (Expenditure Into Account) Act 2022 which will come into force on January 1, 2023, aimed at paying emoluments for civil servants and other government dues.
