RM500mil in extra funds approved for Zahid’s ministry after overspending
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Treasury also orders the rural and regional development ministry to delay issuing new letters of acceptance for rural road projects.
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Finance minister Anwar Ibrahim said the ministry had already been allocated RM2.11 billion for 2026, which was a RM500 million increase compared with 2025, after it spent more than its allocations in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
However, he said the increased allocation proved insufficient. This prompted the finance ministry to take additional steps.
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