Malaysia's COVID recovery hinges on budget vote: finance minister

Lawmakers poised to decide on $78bn plan -- and PM Muhyiddin's fate

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Malaysian Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz, center, carries the 2021 budget to submit it to parliament in early November. © Reuters

P PREM KUMAR, Nikkei staff writer

KUALA LUMPUR -- If Malaysia's lawmakers want to see a rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, they would do well to pass the nation's largest-ever budget, Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz argued in a recent interview with Nikkei Asia.

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