Finance Ministry: Malaysia's actual debt is RM823bil, not RM1.2 trillion

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KUALA LUMPUR: The government will review its current debt and liability exposure of RM1.264 trillion and revenue of RM244.5bil for Budget 2021, says Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri.

KUALA LUMPUR: The government will review its current debt and liability exposure of RM1.264 trillion and revenue of RM244.5bil for Budget 2021, says Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri .

He noted the calculation also takes into account the cost of the Covid-19 economic stimulus packages, On government revenue for 2020, that was forecasted at RM244.5bil for this year based on crude oil prices of US$62 per barrel although oil prices had slumped to US$41 per barrel.

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