KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — The Finance Ministry (MOF) has never issued any directive to cancel rural road projects, but has only deferred new contracts to prevent outstanding payments to contractors from continuing to accumulate, according to the prime minister’s senior political adviser, Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.
He said the deferment was necessary following rural road development expenditure exceeding the original allocations approved by Parliament annually since 2022, resulting in increased contractual commitments and outstanding payments to contractors.
“The deferment of new contracts does not mean existing projects have been cancelled. MOF has never issued any directive to cancel projects. New contracts were deferred to prevent outstanding payments from continuing to increase.
