Selayang Municipal Council (MPS) is gearing up to present its revised 2025 budget to Selangor government, aiming to transform the initial budget deficit into a balanced financial plan.
This adjustment follows approval during the council’s full board meeting and leverages a projected RM136mil revenue boost stemming from a recent property valuation exercise.
MPS president Shahman Jalaludin said the proposed 2025 budget approved in a special budget meeting earlier in October had RM14.9mil deficit.
“The estimated revenue was RM224.3mil against an estimated expenditure of RM239.2mil.
“However, based on the new properties that will be taxed in 2025 and revaluation of assessment taxes, MPS’ revenue is now estimated to be RM239.2mil,” he said after chairing the local council’s October full board meeting at Bangunan Lama MPS in Batu Caves.
Shahman said the revised budget now balanced both revenue and expenditure at RM239.2mil.
The proposed budget will be submitted for state government approval.
Key expenditure areas include local council services like road, drain and streetlight upgrades, alongside maintenance of facilities and assets.
Shahman said further service improvements would be announced following state government approval.
On the local council’s preparations for potential disasters, particularly during the northeast monsoon season, Shahman said MPS had been carrying out regular maintenance works and monitoring sites prone to landslides and floods.
“There are 256 slopes located on both government and private land that are in our inventory, including four hotspots that are prone to landslides.
“As for floods, we carry out scheduled maintenance work in areas identified by Drainage and Irrigation Department as flood hotspots,” he said.
On other matters, Shahman said business licences renewal for 2025 in areas under MPS was from Nov 11 to Dec 31.
“A fine of 10% of the business licence fee as well as possible asset seizure and premises closure will be imposed on renewal done after the deadline,” he said.
