The Finance Ministry said it had given the Rural and Regional Ministry an additional RM500 million to top up its RM2.1 billion budget allocation and cover this year's overspending.

It said the money came from savings other ministries achieved in their development budget.

On top of that, it is also giving the ministry - which is overseen by Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi - a bigger 2027 budget allocation of RM2.27 billion.

This was revealed in response to a query by Lim Guan Eng (Harapan-Bagan) on what action is being taken to hold the Rural and Regional Ministry accountable for bursting its budget.