Budget 2023 which was tabled in Parliament last Friday (Oct 7) should not be perceived as an election manifesto, nor was it done in vain, said caretaker Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

Speaking to the press this afternoon, he said caretaker prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob is committed to tabling the budget in the Dewan Rakyat again, should he receive the people’s mandate after the upcoming general election.

“I don’t think it was pointless. The people know that it will be...