PM to allocate RM55.96b for govt spending, civil servant salaries

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is expected to allocate RM55.96 billion for Putrajaya's interim "mini budget" while the government works out a new budget for 2023.

Anwar, who is also the finance minister, previously said the mini budget will be primarily to pay emoluments for civil servants to ensure the government remains in operation.

The mini budget is item nine on the Dewan Rakyat order paper for tomorrow's proceedings, indicating it would most likely be...