Creating an effective budget for the public

YESTERDAY, the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) held its yearly public budget discussion to deliberate about financial proposals for 2016. Will it help Petaling Jaya (PJ) become a better city? Will it be safer, cleaner and more liveable for the residents?

Many Petaling Jaya residents do not know their quality of life is very much dependent on the budget and the process in which it is created. The other important factor is how the budget spending (or non-spending) is monitored.