Penang will wait for DAP leadership’s decision on equal allocations, says Chow
Chief minister Chow Kon Yeow says party chairman Gobind Singh Deo has contacted him about the matter.
Penang's Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow has stated that he will await a decision from the DAP leadership regarding the enactment of a law ensuring equal constituency development fund (CDF) allocations to all assemblymen. This comes after the civil society group Projek Sama urged both Penang and Selangor to adopt such a law, as they possess the necessary resources to do so immediately.
Both states currently have sizable government assemblyman allocations, with Penang setting aside RM60,000 annually for each opposition assemblyman and each government assemblyman receiving RM500,000. Chow emphasized that this practice has been maintained for numerous years. DAP Chairman Gobind Singh Deo had reached out to Chow about the matter, which will now be addressed by the national DAP leadership.
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