{"id":7016,"date":"2020-11-26T19:48:52","date_gmt":"2020-11-26T11:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=7016"},"modified":"2020-11-26T19:48:58","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T11:48:58","slug":"dr-noor-hisham-thankful-budget-2021-passed-at-policy-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=7016","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Noor Hisham thankful Budget 2021 passed at policy stage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 — Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah is thankful that the Supply Bill 2021 (Budget 2021) was passed at the policy stage today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlhamdulillah (praise be to God). Together, we continue the war (against) COVID-19,\u201d he told Bernama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Noor Hisham said the Health Ministry was confident that all Members of Parliament (MPs) understood the country\u2019s current COVID-19 and financial situations, and that the focus now was on containing the spread of infection and reviving the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHopefully, the frontliners\u2019 efforts to curb and deal with the COVID-19 pandemic will be eased,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Supply Bill 2021 was passed at the policy stage in the Dewan Rakyat today with a majority voice  after the attempt by several MPs to call for bloc voting failed when only 13 MPs stood up, less than the required 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first budget of the Perikatan Nasional government was tabled by Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz on Nov 6 and 82 MPs took part in the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An allocation totalling RM322.5 billion was proposed under the budget — the largest in the country\u2019s history — as Malaysia is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on people\u2019s lives and the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of the total, RM31.9 billion is allocated to the Health Ministry, an increase of 4.3 per cent over last year\u2019s allocation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides that, the ministry\u2019s frontliners will receive an additional one-off payment of RM500 each in appreciation of their services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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