KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the federal government was setting aside RM393.8 billion for the 2024 Budget.
During the tabling of the 2024 Budget in Dewan Rakyat here today, Anwar, who is also finance minister, described the national budget has the highest in the history of the country.
Of the total allocation for the 2024 Budget, Anwar said RM303.8 billion and RM90 billion are for operating and development expenditures, respectively.
He added that another RM2 billion would be set aside for contigency spending.