PUTRAJAYA, Dec 11 —Budget 2014 will focus on enhancing domestic resilience and strengthen the national economy against external shocks, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today.

He said the move would serve as a “buffer” to face any external shocks that were “beyond our control”.

“We hope this budget will be implemented with the objective of developing our economy to yield satisfactory growth and strengthen domestic resilience,” Najib (picture), who is also finance minister, said when chairing the meeting on the implementation of the 2014 Budget with Cabinet Ministers and ministries’ secretaries-general at the Finance Ministry today.

The prime minister wants the ministries to take appropriate measures to ensure that the budgetary provisions were implemented effectively and fulfilled the intended objectives.

He said the ministries and agencies should cooperate to implement the projects and programmes under the budget so that there was no confusion among them that could delay their implementation. — Bernama