Friday 29 Mar 2024
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KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 9): Putrajaya has raised RM81.3 billion through government bonds in the first six months of this year.

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) said RM31 billion of the total was raised through Malaysian Government Securities (MGS), RM36 billion via the issuance of Malaysian Government Investment Issues (MGII), RM6.5 billion was Treasury Bills, and RM7.8 billion of external loans, consisting of issuance of Samurai Bonds and project loans.

“Of these, RM23.2 billion was to refinance matured debt and RM58.1 billion was to finance the government's fiscal deficit of RM22.4 billion. The remaining RM35.7 billion was used to refinance the debt due between July and December, as well as the fiscal deficit in the second half of this year,” MoF told Dewan Rakyat yesterday.

MoF was responding to question posted by Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi [GPS- Kapit], who asked the government to state the number of bonds issued as well as the name and the value since the Pakatan Harapan Government took over.

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