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PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic) has expressed the highest appreciation for the sacrifices made by the Treasury team, which he described as extraordinary and dedicated, in preparing Budget 2024 as well as the Economic Report and Fiscal Outlook.
"Alhamdulillah, I would like to express my gratitude for the extraordinary dedication shown by the Treasury team.
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"Some of them didn’t even go home, some postponed their plans to visit an ailing father or celebrate a child’s birthday. These are the sacrifices they had to make to finish the reports.
"All those reports could not be successfully done without the hard work and cooperation of the entire Treasury machinery, including the security team,” said Anwar, who is also Finance Minister, after checking out the final Budget 2024 preparations at the Finance Ministry here on Thursday (Oct 12).
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Anwar arrived at the Ministry at 12.50pm and was welcomed by Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali, the two Deputy Ministers Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan and Steven Sim Chee Keong, as well as Treasury secretary-general Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican.
He also posed for a group picture with ministry personnel involved in the Budget 2024 preparations before signing the top-secret document which will be tabled at Parliament on Friday (Oct 13).
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Prior to this, Anwar reportedly said that the Health and Education Ministries would continue to receive the largest allocations in the Budget.
When asked if the Budget would bring joy to the people, Anwar said: "This is our collective responsibility.” – Bernama
