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Gubal undang-undang dana kawasan sama rata, Projek SAMA gesa P Pinang, Selangor

Kedua-dua negeri PH itu mempunyai majoriti selesa, tidak hadapi kekangan rumit reformasi pada peringkat persekutuan.

Gubal undang-undang dana kawasan sama rata, Projek SAMA gesa P Pinang, Selangor

A Malaysian civil society organization has urged the governments of Penang and Selangor to amend legislation to ensure development fund (CDF) allocation is fair and sensitive, warning that the funds could be used as political leverage. The Project SAMA statement emphasized that both states under Pakatan Harapan (PH) are well-positioned to implement the reform, as they possess majority support and are not facing any coalition government constraints.

The organization argues that without a clear CDF legislation, the efforts of PH to achieve regional reform at the federal level will lack credibility. They support DAP chairperson Gobind Singh Deo's call for the PH government to fulfill its 2022 general election promise of providing equal CDF allocation to all MPs. The group also warns that continued delays in amending the CDF allocation legislation will undermine PH's commitment to reform as the 2016 general election approaches.

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