#budget 2021

This comes after Mahathir predicted that PN will fail the third reading of the budget.

COVID-19 | Takiyuddin Hassan says they will be placed in special area so they can vote during budget's committee stage.

While aid is needed for children to get adequate nutrition, online learning is a bigger problem for the underprivileged.

The three ministries are Communications and Multimedia, Youth and Sports and Human Resources.

PARLIAMENT | Deputy finance minister says J-kom's allocation cut to RM40.5m from RM85.5m.

PARLIAMENT | Housing and Local Govt Ministry passed via bloc vote; MOH budget through voice vote.

PARLIAMENT | Deputy health minister says budget split into 'explicit' and 'implicit' allocations.

UPDATED 5.20PM | PARLIAMENT | The allocations under the Supply (Budget) Bill 2021 are through via bloc vote.

Wilfred Madius seeks to defund the Housing and Local Government Ministry's PeKT programme.

PARLIAMENT | Minister addresses allocation for MH17 case and assistance for e-hailing drivers.

'At the moment, it just seems both sides are taking everyone for a ride to ensure their political survival'.

UPDATED 3.40PM | PARLIAMENT | Budgets for domestic trade, and entrepreneur development pass with voice votes.

Only RM66.6m spent of RM350m allocation for Apec between 2019 and 2021, says minister.

UPDATED 2.10PM | PARLIAMENT | Six MPs were not present for the Miti budget vote.

UPDATED 3.07PM | Dewan Rakyat speaker asks Shabudin Yahaya to show cause for misleading the House.

It should not have been framed as a mechanism to delegitimise the govt during a pandemic.

Analysts believe that should Budget 2021's passage be unimpeded, opposition leader's reputation is at risk.

Proposals to protect people's well-being, ensure business continuity came from rakyat and MPs, says Zafrul.

The four are Mara, Ekuinas, Teraju and PHB.

Wilfred Madius Tangau says money ought to be used to develop Sabah Technology Park project.