{"id":16571,"date":"2023-03-14T13:17:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T05:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=16571"},"modified":"2023-03-14T13:17:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T05:17:22","slug":"measures-to-reduce-countrys-fiscal-deficit-among-focus-in-dewan-rakyat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=16571","title":{"rendered":"Measures to reduce country&#8217;s fiscal deficit among focus in Dewan Rakyat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KUALA LUMPUR, March 14<\/strong> &#8212;\u00a0Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to answer a question\u00a0about the government\u2019s measures to reduce the country\u2019s fiscal deficit to 3.2 per cent by 2025 in the Dewan Rakyat today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Order Paper on the Parliament\u2019s official website, the matter will be raised by Dr&nbsp;Mohammed Taufiq Johari (PH-Sungai Petani) during the Minister\u2019s Question Time (MQT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same session, Anwar will also answer a question from Datuk Ahmad Amzad Mohamed @ Hashim (PN-Kuala Terengganu) on the country\u2019s fiscal strength due to the weakening of the ringgit and the solution to balance the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/39781ea59cc63dae08db7019de5a132a5fab91ed8ea8c-1-1024x585.jpg\" alt=\"fiscal\" class=\"wp-image-7011\" width=\"621\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/39781ea59cc63dae08db7019de5a132a5fab91ed8ea8c-1-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/39781ea59cc63dae08db7019de5a132a5fab91ed8ea8c-1-300x171.jpg 300w, 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power and leakages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, during the oral question and answer session, Ahmad Fadhli Shaari (PN-Pasir Mas) will ask&nbsp;the Foreign Minister to state the steps taken by Wisma Putra in protesting the act of burning the&nbsp;Quran by a far-right Swedish politician in Stockholm recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition,&nbsp;Datuk Seri Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz (PN-Tanah Merah) will ask about the government\u2019s effort to prevent more people from falling victim to job scam syndicates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the session, the Dewan Rakyat will continue with the&nbsp;debate and winding up session of the Supply Bill 2023 at the committee level, which is expected to involve the Foreign Ministry, National Unity Ministry and Economy Ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dewan Rakyat sitting will last for 31 days until April 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/\">NMT<\/a> as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernama.com\/en\/news.php?id=2172831\">Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 &#8212;\u00a0Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to answer 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