GOVT COMMITTED TO REDUCING DEBT-TO-GDP RATIO TO 60 PCT WITHIN 5 YEARS – TREASURY SEC-GEN
KUALA LUMPUR, In line with the Public Finance and Fiscal Responsibility Act, the government is committed to reducing its borrowings in terms of the debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio to 60 per cent within a five-year timeframe from the current 64 per cent to ensure a stronger and more sustainable fiscal position for the nation, said Treasury Secretary-General Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican. He said the government has already started reducing the annual net borrowings gradually, from about RM100 billion for both 2021 and 2022 to RM93 billion in 2023, and is targeting RM86 billion in 2024. This is being achieved