Budget 2025: Largest ever budget to boost rural areas, says Ahmad Zahid

KUALA LUMPUR: Budget 2025 intends to look after the welfare of those living in rural areas by boosting development, particularly in Sarawak and Sabah, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

"It is an inclusive budget which touched on the lives at every level of society. It does not sideline those living in the rural areas, (including in) Sarawak and Sabah,” he told media after the Budget 2025 tabling on Friday (Oct 18)