Covid-19 won’t affect 12MP, says finance minister
Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz says the faster we tackle the pandemic, the faster we can rebuild our economy. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, May 7, 2020.
THE 12th Malaysia Plan will not likely be substantially impacted negatively by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, said Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz. He said this was because the 12MP, which covers the 2021-2025 period, is a long-term economic plan, and the government is also studying a targeted economic recovery plan to be tabled at the end of this month.
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