The Malaysian Insight

DEWAN Rakyat passed funding allocations at the committee stage for three more ministries today, putting the total number of ministries whose budgets have been approved at 14 out of 27.

The Works Ministry will receive a total of RM7 billion, the Transport Ministry RM6 billion and the Science, Tech and Innovation Ministry, RM935 million. 

The opposition called for a division vote on the allocation for the Transport Ministry because minister Wee Ka Siong did not answer objections raised to the revocation of cabotage exemption for foreign vessels.

The budgets for the other two ministries were passed by voice vote. 

The Dewan Rakyat will resume tomorrow with budget debates on the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry, Federal Territories Ministry, and Environment and Water Ministry. 

There is a remaining of 13 ministries to discuss on the committee stage before the 2021 budget is put to vote for the third time. – December 7, 2020.