Equal allocations bill in the works, but won’t be tabled in November, says CM
Chow Kon Yeow says more time is needed to fine-tune the proposed Constituency Development Fund enactment.
Chow Kon Yeow, the chief minister of Penang, has tasked his legal advisor to draft a bill aimed at ensuring equal allocations for all constituencies within the state. This request originated from the DAP leadership. However, the chief minister disclosed that the bill will not be introduced during the upcoming November state assembly session due to time constraints. He had conveyed this information to reporters after presenting the Penang2030 eighth-year report card.
The DAP secretary-general, Loke Siew Fook, had announced on September 8 that the party's central executive committee had requested the chief minister to introduce a bill mandating equal distribution of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) allocations among all constituencies. This law would aim to provide fair and equal treatment for assemblymen irrespective of their political affiliation.
Presently, the Penang government earmarks an annual allocation of RM60,000 for each opposition assemblyman. In contrast, government assemblymen receive a substantial RM500,000 annual constituency allocation.
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