Zahid defends RM6.1b rural road spending, says RM2.1b gap does not indicate leakage

DEPUTY Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has defended RM6.108 billion in spending under the Rural Road Programme (JALB) from 2023 to 2025, saying the RM2.1 billion difference between actual expenditure and the original allocation was not evidence of missing funds or misappropriation.

He said the apparent gap arose from comparing actual expenditure of RM6.108 billion with the initial allocation of RM3.982 billion without accounting for subsequent additional allocations and revisions.

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