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This is to enable certain payments to be made for state services.

Zahidi Zainul Abidin claims the previous government did not allocate funds for rural areas for political reasons.

This to ensure it meets the needs of the capital's residents.

Passing supplementary budgets without parliamentary approval shows the govt is politically unstable, adds Johari.

UPDATED 1.55PM | Newly minted menteri besar says there is not enough time to put together a new budget.

The Sabah Budget 2021 to be tabled on Dec 18 will also focus on redeveloping sectors affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, the CM adds.

UPDATED 5.05PM | Ginie Lim disagrees with new Dec 8 session due to CMCO, wants Malacca to emulate S'gor.

MB reveals RM2.323b state budget for 2021 with an estimated deficit of RM123m.

The announcement at the annual budget today is to cushion the blow from the coronavirus outbreak and months of protests.

COMMENT | Unlike Kelantan, the federal gov't is capable of paying its civil servants and meeting its other financial obligations.                   

Free water, school bus services amonginitiatives, says Abang Johari.

COMMENT | Expect a populist tax, the usual noises with trite not-entirely-true arguments about the previous government policies.

MP SPEAKS | The Harapan government is committed towards fiscal consolidation to rein in excessive debts.

 It is expected to be lower than the 2018 and 2019 budgets, he says.