Peruntukan saksama: P Pinang tunggu keputusan DAP pusat

Pulau Pinang's government plans to allocate RM60,000 annually to each opposition Adun in the state, a practice that has been ongoing for years, said Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. He awaits a decision from DAP's central leadership on the legislation for careful regional development funding. DAP's Gobind Singh Deo conveyed this to Chow.

Chow added that the issue will be taken to the national level, and they will wait for their response. However, the state government has been implementing this for years, he mentioned. By comparison, each government Adun receives RM500,000 yearly. On Wednesday, Sama Project urged the governments of Pulau Pinang and Selangor to pass the legislation, stating that both states in the Pakatan Harapan administration are capable of implementing it quickly.

According to the group, both states have a comfortable majority and are not facing any budgetary constraints for the nationwide reform initiative they have fought for at the federal level. The party claims that this step will prove that the PH is ready to implement nationwide reform initiatives in the states it governs. The PH manifesto for the 2022 general election pledged to provide careful regional development funding to all Members of Parliament.