{"id":5761,"date":"2020-09-03T13:31:45","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T05:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=5761"},"modified":"2020-09-03T13:31:49","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T05:31:49","slug":"only-48-48-pct-of-allocation-for-govts-development-projects-utilized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=5761","title":{"rendered":"Only 48.48 pct of allocation for govt’s development projects utilized"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 \u00a0—\u00a0Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Datuk Seri\u00a0Mustapa Mohamed said only 48.48 percent or RM33.4 billion of the allocation for government\u00a0development projects has been spent as at Aug 26, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He noted that the amount spent has yet to reach half of the year\u2019s allocation for the purpose, despite the fact that it is already September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis has become an issue for the government as we want to revitalize the economy, but there are many factors that had affected the performance, such as\u00a0the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cHowever, the government, via the Works Ministry and the Public Works Department, has taken several proactive steps to accelerate the development projects,\u201d he told reporters after a briefing on the upgrading of the National Sports Council\u2019s 14-storey dormitory and podium here today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The visit was in line with Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin\u2019s aim to have regular monitoring of the developments at the grassroots level, following the reopening of the country’s economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

—BERNAMA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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