Negri Sembilan passes annual budget


Negri Sembilan Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun says flood mitigation funding has been increased to maintain drainage systems and flood basins. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, November 30, 2022.

THE Negri Sembilan assembly today unanimously passed the state’s budget.

The Supply Bill 2023, which allocated RM550 million with an estimated revenue of RM450 million, a development budget of RM130 million and a deficit of RM100 million, was debated by 36 assemblymen for three days.

Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun said the budget covers all sectors, which would continue to be empowered to ensure the people are assisted in dealing with the rising cost of living, besides ensuring the continuity of food supplies.

During the winding-up session, Aminuddin said the state government had increased funding for the Department of Irrigation and Drainage from RM10.1 million in 2022 to RM11.9 million next year for flood mitigation and river basin management projects.

He said RM39.6 million (59.7%) of the total development budget of RM66.3 million had been allocated for that purpose from 2018 to 2023.

“The state government prioritises the welfare of the people in dealing with and preventing flood incidents through annual funding provided specifically to maintain drainage systems and river basins,” he said.

To deal with disasters, the state government also provided RM2 million as contingency savings for next year compared to RM500,000 in 2022.

Earlier, Mustapha Nagoor (Palong-BN), when debating the bill, said the preparation of land lots for the new Felda generation should be done consistently in addition to cooperating with the federal government in realising the dreams of the second and third generation of Felda settlers to own a home.

Mohd Razi Mohd Ali (Sungai Lui-BN) said it was the dream of the settler’s children to own a house and operate their family’s farms.

The state assembly sitting was adjourned with no date set for the next session. – Bernama, November 30, 2022.


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