Budget 2021 to focus on four broad themes, says finance minister
Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz speaks during a press conference following a visit to the Employees Provident Fund’s headquarters in Kuala Lumpur June 12, 2020. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
“First on caring for the people, the first goals of the Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package and the National Economic Recovery Plan packages are to protect the Rakyat and to empower the Rakyat, respectively.
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