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Economic Stimulus Programme fund underutilised

Jun 04, 2025 3 mins read
Economic Stimulus Programme fund underutilised

The National Assembly’s Economic and Finance Committee (EFC) has identified a low utilisation of Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) funds, with only 22.6 percent of concessional loan funds and 11.4 percent of agency-allocated funds disbursed as of May 2025.

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