Ex-finance ministers Lim and Najib slam Zafrul over RM5b 'raid'

Published: Apr 27, 2021 8:56 AM | Updated: Apr 27, 2021 10:45 AM

Two former finance ministers - Lim Guan Eng and Najib Abdul Razak - today criticised current Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz's justification for tapping a quarter of the National Trust Fund (Kwan)'s monies.

In a statement, Lim lashed out at Zafrul for misleading MPs when Budget 2021 was tabled and debated last year.

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