Approval on emoluments for civil servants would be the first issue to be discussed at the Parliament session.
"Of course we have to clear the emoluments first on Dec 19 so that our public servants don't need to worry."And then give us another month or so, then we will table a new budget or a revised budget,” Anwar said during his first press conference as the Prime Minister yesterday.Anwar, 75, took the oath of office as the 10th Prime Minister before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah at Istana Negara yesterday.
"In 1999, they presented a mini budget. So, the focus for the 2023 mini budget is to address the immediate pressing issues related to high cost of living and inflation rate,” he told Bernama. "If there is no partial approval, operations in January and February will be affected. The government still needs to implement the maintenance of public services, welfare assistance and allocating subsidies.
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