The RM1.3 billion financial implication for the payment of pension and derivative pension for July to December using the original pension amount has been allocated in Budget 2023 and is not an additional amount, said Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

“The total is RM1.3 billion but it’s already allocated in this year’s budget,” Anwar, who is also finance minister, told reporters after the Cakna Madani programme with enforcement agencies today.

Anwar said the original pension amount was...