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Anwar: We are not done with Budget 2021 yet

Published on 26 Nov 2020 10:54:19 PM

After Budget 2021 was passed with a simple voice vote at the policy stage in Parliament, Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says that the Perikatan Nasional government is still not out of the woods yet.

While acknowledging that other Opposition MPs, namely Kota Raja MP Mohamad Sabu, had strong views against Budget 2021, Anwar said he had appealed to the Amanah president to “allow Budget 2021 to go on”.

Anwar said this is to avoid bloc voting so that they can still continue to debate the Budget.

Speaking to the reporters at the Parliament lobby on Thursday (Nov 26), he said they will certainly choose to reject and call for a revision if it is deemed necessary.

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