No to local government elections, says Zuraida

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Minister's decision comes after objections from Umno MPs a few weeks ago. FMTNews ZuraidaKamaruddin

Local government minister Zuraida Kamaruddin says local elections might be too drastic a move at present.

Several Perikatan Nasional MPs recently made objections towards holding local elections, which Zuraida has long proposed, after she said she was preparing a paper on the matter. “Some state governments have have offered loans with interest to local councils,” she said during Ministerial Question Time.However, Kulai council had raise assessment rates in 2008 which brought additional income of over RM80 million while a local council in Kuala Pilah saw an increase of income by RM3 million after raising taxes in 1985.

However, Zuraida said at present her ministry encourages local councils to carry out live streamings whuch is being carried out in phases, and from 2017 to 2020 only 16 local councils had live streaming.

 

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