KUALA Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) is allocating RM2.835bil for the 2025 budget, marking a 6.57% increase or RM175mil compared to this year's budget.
The majority of the expenses, RM2.196bil (77.5%), will be allocated for management purposes, while RM638.65mil will be used for development expenses.
A total of RM63.75mil of the development expenses will be funded by a Federal Government grant.
Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Maimunah Mohd Sharif described DBKL's Budget 2025 as a "spending budget" rather than an "aspirational budget."
"Themed Kuala Lumpur Lestari, Warga Kota Sejahtera, the budget is formulated based on the expectation of improved and fully developed economic conditions.
"It places a strong emphasis on the implementation of planned projects and programmes," she said.
Maimunah also announced that DBKL's revenue for next year is projected to increase by 5.84% to RM2.445bil, compared to RM2.31bil this year.
The bulk of the income, RM1.53bil (62.57%), is expected to come from assessment tax on 784,151 accounts for various property types, including office buildings, residences, hotels, and business premises.
DBKL has identified 12 core programmes that will receive funding, including flood mitigation, traffic management and safety, low-carbon initiatives, council housing, public housing maintenance and others.
