Amirudin said 51% of the budget will be used for the state’s administration while the remaining 49% will be used for development.

The RM2.45 billion budget is a 5% increase from the RM2.34 billion budget for this year.

Amirudin said the state government will have an estimated deficit of RM450 million after taking into account the state’s estimated revenue of RM2 billion.

“The deficit is higher compared to 2022 as we need to spend on preparations to face natural disasters due to climate change,” he said.

“The state also needs to prepare substantial allocations to support Selangor’s rapid development.”

Amirudin said the biggest portion of the state budget for administration would go towards expenditure for services and supply, which takes up to 44.9% of the allocation for administrative works.

He said that salaries of contract cleaners, security guards and maintenance workers in 26 departments would also be raised to RM 1,500 in line with the revised minimum wage.

“Budget 2023 proposes a development allocation of RM1.2 billion, which is a RM77 million, or 7%, increase from Budget 2022,” said Amirudin.

“The development allocation in Budget 2023 will focus on the social sector, unlike previous years which were usually driven by the infrastructure sector.”

He said the RM360 million, or 30%, increase in the social sector took into account the challenges that the country expected to face next year such as the global economic recession.

The sum would also go towards improving the economy, education and welfare of Selangor residents.