Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Office, Abdullah Saidol, thanked Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg for emphasising rural development.
“Of the total budget, 63 per cent or RM4.1 billion is for rural development. This shows that he wants to speed it up,” he said.
Abdullah, who is also the Semop assemblyman, said this when met by reporters at the state legislature complex yesterday.
“Compare this to the federal budget 2020 which is almost 81 per cent is for operating expenditure and only 18 per cent for development. This does not prioritise development,” he said.
He then said as an elected representative of the people in the rural areas, RM90 million has been allocated for the establishing the state coastal guard.
Overall, it is a surplus budget as the state revenue is more than the expenses.
