Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that Budget 2023 should have the ability to mobilise all strength and energy to be translated into a new mindset, especially in abandoning waste and corrupt practices.

Anwar, who is also the finance minister, called on political leaders, ministries’ top management and civil servants, as well as businessmen and the public, to embrace the fact that the country is capable of creating a shift that can be emulated by regional countries.

“Meanwhile, we must admit that waste and corrupt practices must be abandoned. Hence, I chose to present a budget framework...