{"id":11223,"date":"2021-09-01T12:06:56","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T04:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=11223"},"modified":"2021-09-01T12:06:58","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T04:06:58","slug":"pm-to-table-12mp-in-parliament-on-sept-27-mustapa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=11223","title":{"rendered":"PM to table 12MP in parliament on Sept 27 &#8211; Mustapa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>PUTRAJAYA,&nbsp;Sept 1 &#8212;&nbsp;Prime Minister&nbsp;Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob will be tabling the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) in Parliament on Sept 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister in the Prime Minister&#8217;s Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said the 12MP is almost completed, adding that the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) will brief the Prime Minister accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said this after clocking in to start his duties at the EPU here, today.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also present was his deputy, Datuk Eddin Syazlee Shith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mustapa said the tabling of the 12MP and the 2022 Development Budget would be the EPU\u2019s main focus for the next 100 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-01-at-12.05.03.png\" alt=\"12mp\" class=\"wp-image-11224\" width=\"482\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-01-at-12.05.03.png 549w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-01-at-12.05.03-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-01-at-12.05.03-172x100.png 172w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-01-at-12.05.03-350x204.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted that under the 12MP, the key issues to be addressed in the next five years included bridging the development gap between the states and areas in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have identified six states which are a little behind (in terms of development), including Sabah and Sarawak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Additionally, we will also focus on addressing the income gap between the B40, M40, and T20 groups, especially those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said the 12MP will also ensure that basic needs such as water, electricity, and internet infrastructure can be fully enjoyed by the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Mustapa said the EPU will be finalizing\u00a0the 2022 Development Budget together with the Finance Ministry as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernama.com\/en\/news.php?id=1998482\">BERNAMA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PUTRAJAYA,&nbsp;Sept 1 &#8212;&nbsp;Prime Minister&nbsp;Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob will be tabling the 12th Malaysia Plan&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[524,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nation","category-politics"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-01-at-12.05.03.png",549,320,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-01-at-12.05.03-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-01-at-12.05.03-300x175.png",300,175,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-01-at-12.05.03.png",549,320,false],"large":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-01-at-12.05.03.png",549,320,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-01-at-12.05.03.png",549,320,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-01-at-12.05.03.png",549,320,false],"newsium-slider-full":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-01-at-12.05.03.png",549,320,false],"newsium-featured":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-01-at-12.05.03.png",549,320,false],"newsium-medium":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-01-at-12.05.03.png",549,320,false]},"author_info":{"info":["Editor"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?cat=524\" rel=\"category\">Nation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?cat=15\" rel=\"category\">Politics<\/a>","tag_info":"Politics","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11223"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11225,"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11223\/revisions\/11225"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}