Supply Bill 2023 tabled for first reading

The Supply Bill 2023 (Budget 2023) was tabled for a first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today.

The bill, which seeks to use a sum of money from the Consolidated Fund for services for the year 2023, was tabled by Deputy Finance Minister I Ahmad Maslan.

It will be tabled for a second reading, scheduled for 4pm this Friday, by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who is also the finance minister.

According to the Dewan Rakyat calendar, the House is scheduled to debate the Supply Bill 2023 at the policy level for six days and at the committee level for 10 days.