Kuala Lampur, Oct. 14 -- Opposition chief Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today dismissed Pakatan Harapan's (PH) Budget 2020 as one which favours wealthy lobbyists and the rich, while disregarding those in need.

In debating the national Budget in Parliament today, the Bera MP labelled the Budget as a failed one, and cautioned that any ambitious initiatives which were announced last Friday, may be done in a hurry, without much thought.

"Speaker, the Opposition believes that the announcements and initiatives announced, is no more than mere sweet words, merely beautiful on the outside.

"What's more important, we can summarise that this Budget 2020 is a capitalist Budget which sidelines the rural residents, the urban poor. The rich are prio...