KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim sought an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah today, to inform him of the 2023 Budget that will be presented at the Dewan Rakyat tomorow.
Anwar said in a Facebook post that he had informed the King about the Budget during the audience at Istana Negara, which was also related to a pre-Cabinet meeting.
Anwar, who is also Finance Minister, is scheduled to present the Malaysia MADANI Budget 2023 at the Dewan Rakyat tomorrow, the first presented under his Unity Government.
The prime minister had presented a mini budget on December 20 last year under the Consolidated Fund (Expenditure on Account) Bill 2022 that took effect on January 1, for the expenditure of RM107,718,676,650.
The Budget 2023 prepared by the administration led by former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob was not debated and approved as the Parliament was dissolved on October 10 last year, to pave the way for the 15th general election.
— Bernama
