KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 5 -- Overall expenditure on development projects under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) exceeded the final allocation of RM391.776 billion by RM6.076 billion, according to the National Audit Department.

In a statement on the Auditor-General's Report 2/2026 released today, the department said an audit of the implementation of development projects under RMK-12 found that total development expenditure amounted to RM397.852 billion.

However, the report said the amount remained within the approved expenditure ceiling.

"Additional allocations were approved for individual projects whose expenditure exceeded their initial allocations," the report said.

As at December 31, 2025, 3,120 (32.6 per cent) of the 9,578 projects had be...