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为了抗疫与稳定政局，政府出台行管令（MCO2.0）及紧急状态作为应对方案，以压低疫情曲线。但许多民众却为此苦不堪言。究竟MCO2.0会对大马整体经济造成多大冲击呢？

The government must take a new approach to solve problems by streamlining processes, as currently there are too many players involved and not enough focus on the actual problems at hand. Former CEO of Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) Jalil Rasheed said that the government puts too much emphasis on creating new bodies to solve different problems and should instead focus on the problem to be solved and identifying the steps required to address it. He was speaking as a guest on Ep.3, "The GLC Dilemma" of REFSA “Reflections”.

Perbalahan demi perbalahan berkaitan Belanjawan 2021 menunjukkan kerajaan dan pembangkang sebenarnya tiada hala tuju dan matlamat jelas mengenai belanjawan itu.

At a recent interview on Malaysia's Budget 2021, Fakhrurrazi Rashid opined that the country was now in an era of no single party, or leader dominance. Still, the public and opposition must evaluate the government's responsiveness towards their suggestions for the Budget.

Commenting on Budget 2021, REFSA's Fredrik Paulus believes it is too soon to pursue any fiscal consolidation agendas and as such, advises loosening fiscal deficit targets and the introduction of bold measures to usher in a new economic paradigm, as proposed in REFSA’s most recent Policy Brief on Budget 2021.

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.