PM expected to present Budget 2023 on Feb 24
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to present the 2023 Budget in the Dewan Rakyat on Feb 24.
According to media reports, Dewan Rakyat speaker Datuk Johari Abdul who confirmed this, said the house has allocated three weeks for the process of presenting the Budget including the debates, before it is approved.
"The budget for 2023 will be presented on February 24, next year.This is because previously, only a mini budget was presented for service expenses and salary payments (for civil servants).
"Overall, the budget presentation and debate process, including committee matters and policy, will take 21 days," he said on Wednesday.
Johari said that the Dewan Rakyat session will start on Feb 13 and go on for 29 days.
He also stated that the royal speech by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong will kick off the 15th Parliament session.
On Dec 20, the Dewan Rakyat unanimously approved a RM107.7 billion temporary operating budget and the Consolidated Fund (Expenditure on Account) Act 2022.
This was mainly to pay the salaries of civil servants and other related operational expenditures to ensure the smooth operation of the government until the new budget is passed.
