Question: Pandemic that hit all countries in the world in 2020 to date, and has
caused disturbances,How is the government's policy related to the defense
budget in Malaysia in the conditions of the COVID-19 especially health and
the global economy?
Answer:
When its comes to defense budget, it is tought and consider not within the
condition or circumstances of pandemic. They have increase slightly in 2021,
but I am not sure that is because of Covid. As I said earlier we think of other
treats and necessity that makes Malaysia Goverment decide on certain
amount of budget for this year or last year or next year. Because the budget
or the finance for Covid is taken elsewhere from other sources, so it does not
interfere with military budget. If you look at military budget in Malaysia, they
have already portion for example to weapon, sosio development, welvare, etc.
It does not interfere in their decision over budget.