Govt ready to inject more funds for stimulus package to fight Covid-19, says Finance Minister

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KUALA LUMPUR: The government is ready to inject more funds for the stimulus package to fight Covid-19 but such decisions will only be done according to the situation, says the Finance Ministry.

said the government is monitoring the situation closely before making any decision to increase the current allocation of RM45bil.

"We are clear, consistent and have said many times that the government will monitor the situation from time to time. "We need to be dynamic; it is a dynamic plan and the government will act in a proactive manner," he said in his ministerial reply during the policy stage of the Temporary Measures For Government Financing Bill 2020 on Monday .

Many lawmakers have urged the government to double the allocation for the Bill from the current RM45bil to RM90bil.

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