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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has unveiled the government's spending plan for 2025. At nearly US$98 billion, it is the largest budget in the country's history. The government is allocating around US$3 billion - the highest so far - to social assistance programmes through cash transfers, which would benefit about nine million people. CNA's Melissa Goh reports from Kuala Lumpur.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has unveiled the government's spending plan for 2025. At nearly US$98 billion, it is the largest budget in the country's history. The government is allocating around US$3 billion - the highest so far - to social assistance programmes through cash transfers, which would benefit about nine million people. CNA's Melissa Goh reports from Kuala Lumpur.
