SCRAPPING CRITICAL SERVICE ALLOWANCE
KUCHING: The federal government should find ways to provide benefits to all people, instead of scrapping the critical service allowance paid to civil servants, said Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang.
Lo said the move would affect the support of civil servants towards the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government.
“I believe that services will not be affected because the civil service consists of dedicated Malaysians serving the country at large.
“However, I am sure that the affected civil servants will not be pleased with this reduction in benefits,” he told New Sarawak Tribune.
He said that as a country, Malaysia should be progressing, going from good to better and from better to best, but instead it seemed to be moving backwards.
“Meanwhile, other countries are moving forward and improving in their services, development, and so on – ours seems to be getting worse,” Lo pointed out.
“As a Sarawakian, I am very disappointed with the PH government, because after taking RM92 billion from us every year from our oil, the country still has to sell assets and increase taxes on our people,” he said, lamenting over how PH runs the country.
He said that practically none of the promises made by PH had been fulfilled.
He gave examples such as the promise that 50 percent of all taxes collected in Sarawak as well as 20 percent oil royalties would be returned to the state.
“Where is the promise to give back education and health autonomy to Sarawak?” Lo questioned.
