Negeri Sembilan passes RM550mil budget for 2023

Negeri Sembilan passes RM550mil budget for 2023

The budget has an estimated revenue of RM450 million and development expenditure of RM130 million.

Negeri Sembilan menteri besar Aminuddin Harun says the state hopes to help the people cope with the rise in cost of living while ensuring food security.
PETALING JAYA:
The Negeri Sembilan legislative assembly has passed the state’s RM550 million budget for 2023, with an estimated revenue of RM450 million and development expenditure of RM130 million.

Bernama reported that the budget, which has a deficit of RM100 million, was passed after three days of debates involving 36 assemblymen.

Negeri Sembilan menteri besar Aminuddin Harun said the budget covers sectors like social development, agriculture, infrastructure, tourism and governance, while aiming to help the people cope with the rise in cost of living while ensuring food security.

Aminuddin, who is also Port Dickson MP, said the state had provided an increased allocation of RM11.9 million to the irrigation and drainage department for flood mitigation projects.

This was an increase of more than RM1 million compared to the RM10.13 million allocated for 2022.

To prepare for possible disasters in the state, RM2 million had been allocated for next year compared to RM500,000 that was set aside for 2022.

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