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Drastic Cut In Development Allocation For MPs

Ong Kian Ming, Former Bangi MP

08-Feb-23 08:30

Drastic Cut In Development Allocation For MPs

Prime Minister Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced last week that development allocations for MPs would be reduced by 65% to RM1.3 million as part of efforts to control government finances. What are the implications of this move for MPs and their constituents? Two-term former MP Ong Kian Ming explains the potential consequences.


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Produced by: Sim Wie Boon

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning, Philip See


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Tags:  spending cuts,  MP development fund,  anwar ibrahim, 


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