COMMENT | Budget 2021: Fresh ideas needed to handle Covid-19 recession

COMMENT | What is the most appropriate budget for Malaysia to navigate the economic recession that the Covid-19 pandemic has precipitated?

This is the crucial issue we should be discussing so appropriate solutions can be found. Each country needs to develop a national consensus on how the finite financial capacity of the nation should be deployed to limit the health and economic fallout of the ongoing pandemic.

Unfortunately, our country has been distracted by political intrigues for far too long. The Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) would like to share our analysis of the current recession and put forward a set of ideas on how we should tackle the economic fallout of the Covid-19.

We need a clear understanding of the situation we are in so that we can plan coherently for the coming year...