The Malaysian Insight

THE Dewan Rakyat has approved the budgets for three more ministries today, leaving 10 more ministries’ allocations to be approved before the sitting ends next week.

Approved today were the budgets for the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac), Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development, and Ministry of Environment and Water.

All except Motac were approved by voice votes.

Motac, however, was approved with 109 votes with 96 against and 15 absent.

Dewan Rakyat will continue its session tomorrow with budget debates for the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Housing and Local Government.

Also possibly pushed to tomorrow is the Ministry of Federal Territories which was originally scheduled for today.

The final vote for Budget 2021 is scheduled for December 15. – December 8, 2020.