November 7, 2020

The government should use the next few weeks until Nov 25, when a vote is taken, to gather feedback from all and be prepared to make changes for #Budget2021. The government should be prepared to incur a larger deficit to create jobs, deal with health crises across the board, and more social protection to vulnerable groups.

Budget 2021 appears to be based on the wrong assumption that our economy will bounce back strongly in 2021. It is too soon to pursue any financial consolidation agenda and Putrajaya should instead loosen its financial deficit targets.