KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 (NNN-BERNAMA) — A special focus on\u00a0empowering\u00a0the country’s healthcare and tourism sectors\u00a0will be included in the government’s agenda\u00a0in\u00a0Budget\u00a02021, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the budget, which was deemed challenging, would also focus on ensuring the country’s basic needs such as food sufficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“To address health issues, of course, matters related to the Ministry of Health (MoH), on frontliners, for example, should be given attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“One of the reasons why our economy has\u00a0not been able to recover is because the country’s borders are still closed. This affects the national economy. The tourism sector,\u00a0for example,\u00a0needs to be revived,\u201d he said in\u00a0an interview\u00a0on\u00a0Awani\u2019s Agenda programme last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mustapa said although the country was still struggling against the COVID-19 pandemic, the government still needed to spend to ensure the economy remained stable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the government had received recommendations to increase spending next year, among others, in infrastructure projects, to boost economic growth after the severe downturn due to COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although the economic contraction this year had caused the government’s revenue to plummet significantly, the government remains committed to ease the burden of the people, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 2021 Budget will be tabled at the Dewan Rakyat\u00a0on\u00a0Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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