DBKL must ensure efficient spending in 2014

Last minute shopping for coming Deepavali at Brickfields. AZMAN GHANI / The Star

MAYOR Datuk Seri Ahmad Phesal Talib, when announcing the Kuala Lumpur City Hall 2014 Budget totalling RM2.79bil, said his focus was to ensure an efficient and effective administration while emphasising on infrastructure such as roads, streetlights and drainage systems.

As a former member of the Kuala Lumpur City Hall Advisory Board, I am of the view that this budget is huge and steps must be taken to ensure efficient spending and management of Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) finances so that there is value for money and better quality of service to the public.