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UPDATED 1:41PM | PARLIAMENT | The finance minister claims the PAS-ruled state had not paid civil servants' salaries.

PARLIAMENT | The figure represents advance payments made by MRL to the China-owned company, he says.

He noted that three other leaders who accepted their titles had apologised, says report. 

MP SPEAKS | The increase in consolidated revenue account explains how the gov't managed to secure sufficient funds.  

UPDATED 1:34PM | PARLIAMENT | Finance minister says the market is mostly influenced by global economic developments.

He points out that Harapan only sold 42.90ha of land, compared to BN's 1,481.55ha.

The finance minister adds the wellbeing of the people, especially the B40, is paramount.

The priority of the party must be to serve the people, secretary-general Lim Guan Eng tells members.

UPDATED 12.47PM | They object to the preferential treatment given to ride-hailing service Grab by the gov’t. 

PARLIAMENT | Foreign minister cites the difficulties faced by his diplomats abroad to make his case.

UPDATED 12:07PM | PARLIAMENT | He tells Bera MP to wait, like other Malaysians, for the Budget to be tabled.

Sec-gen says that this gives the impression that members are merely 'gunning' for titles.

Finance minister says that claim that BN left Harapan with billions is 'unfortunately not true'.

The complainant has no locus-standi to make the application, the court rules. 

YOURSAY | There are a ‘trillion’ reasons why Harapan is now selling assets.

Najib points to Lim's 10 years as Penang chief minister and his annual surplus budget for the state.

Finance minister says the new government will honour all legitimate commitments of the previous administration.

He also clarified the project's overground portion will proceed, and hence workers in the sector are unaffected.

Chong Sin Woon accuses the finance minister of making contradictory statements.
 

This way the gov't can achieve highest revenue and receive best value for the project, says minister.

UPDATED 1.10PM | Time period includes settling RM35 billion in outstanding GST refunds and unpaid income tax refunds, he adds.

UPDATED 1.23PM | The government plans to diversify tax revenue and review existing tax incentives, the finance minister adds.

UPDATED 10PM | MMC Gamuda says this will affect over 20,000 personnel from more than 600 companies.

Counters started last week to answer questions arising from the SST implementation.