GEORGE TOWN: The Federal Government in Budget 2020 will focus among others, the participation of women in the employment sector.
Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng noted that only 56 per cent of women compared to 80 per cent of men were currently employed.
The government would also focus on creating more job opportunities to reduce unemployment among the youth particularly graduates, he said after the launch of three new services at Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital here today.
He also said it was incumbent upon the private sector to play its role in building the economy, for the country to achieve developed nation status.
The minister is expected to table Budget 2020 in Parliament on Oct 11. – Bernama
