Pahang tables surplus budget of RM5.97mil

Tourists visiting a tea plantation in Cameron Highlands. Pahang is expected to reap an estimated revenue of RM21mil from a tax on hotel guests at a rate of RM3 per night. — Photo taken before the pandemic

THE Pahang government has tabled a surplus budget of RM5.97mil for 2022 as Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail dismisses claims that the state is facing a financial crisis after the last general election.

In tabling a RM1.031bil budget for next year’s management expenditure and RM323.26mil for development, he said the budget was intended to accelerate the economic recovery of the state as well as help those affected by the pandemic, either in terms of programmes or direct assistance to families, individuals and businesses.