Malaysia’s commitment to purchase 30 Boeing aircraft from the United States will not impact the country’s finances, says Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying.<br /><br />Responding to Datuk Dr Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh (PN–Pasir Puteh) during Question Time in Parliament on Tuesday (Aug 19), Lim said the US$9.5bil purchase will not affect development expenditure in the 13th Malaysian Plan (13MP).<br /><br />Lim added that the rise in federal debt was mainly to fund development and assured that the government remains on track to meet its 3.8% fiscal deficit target to keep debt within the statutory limit.<br /><br />Read more at https://tinyurl.com/2sne63hk<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
