MCA urges clarification on RM1tril govt debt calculation


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 23 May 2018

PETALING JAYA: MCA has urged clarification on how the figure of RM1tril in government debt was calculated.

In a statement on Wednesday (May 23), Wanita MCA vice chairman Senator Datuk Ong Chong Swen (pic) said there were differing figures pertaining to the amount, and there was a large discrepancy between recent numbers released by Bank Negara Malaysia and Prime Minister Tun Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad's claims.

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