After two weeks of intense debates, Budget 2021 was passed on the policy stage today when only 13 stood for an en bloc vote. Amendments to the Budget includes expansion to the current i-Sinar program, as well as one off allocations of RM300 to other frontliners, like policemen and the army.

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