The 2021 budget, which is seen by many as the most challenging compared to previous budgets, managed to overcome its first hurdle as it was approved at the policy stage in the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday.

This largest budget in the country's history still has to go through more stages in the House before it is passed. The discussion stages are expected to fine-tune aid for the people and plants to restore the economy from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The next step that the government has to take is to ensure that the budget is...