08-13-2021, 07:11 PM
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PETALING JAYA: With his government in crisis over a possible lack of support, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has made an overture to all parties to keep his administration intact during this critical juncture.
At a press conference today where he was surrounded by his key ministers, Muhyiddin said he would propose a framework for bipartisan political cooperation, including equal annual allocations for all MPs regardless of their political party.
“All MPs will get the same annual allocations regardless of their political party. For the opposition, the amount will be prorated for the remaining months.”
He pointed out as an example the RM300,000 allocation for all MPs and senators recently to provide food baskets for the needy in their constituencies.
Currently, government MPs get an annual allocation of RM3.5 million for their constituencies and another RM300,000 for office expenses while opposition MPs only get RM100,000 for their constituencies and nothing for office expenses.
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