What’s in the budget for state governments?
By Tricia Yeoh
November 2011 STATES OF REFORM
Nowhere is the excessive centralisation of Malaysian politics more obvious than in how the National Budget is controlled and conceived. For example, the Prime Minister’s Department uses up 5.8% of the whole, with a volume that is 10 times the budget of the richest state, Selangor; and 15 times that of Penang’s.Prime minister Najib Abdul Razak tabled the 2012 Budget amidst great fanfare, announcing a slew of benefits for almost every possible layer of society. One common criticism is that...
Tricia Yeoh
has previously worked with the Selangor state government and is now attached to a market research consultancy.
