Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said the government will spend within its means and won’t add taxes just to fund certain infrastructure projects.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s finance minister said the government won’t raise taxes unnecessarily even as the trade war between two of its largest trading partners hampers Malaysia’s goal of achieving a balanced budget.
The government will spend within its means and won’t add taxes just to fund certain infrastructure projects, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said in a Bloomberg Television interview with Haslinda Amin, after announcing the 2020 budget Friday.
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