KUALA LUMPUR: Local governments will get RM236mil in annual grants from the Federal Government starting this year compared with RM84mil in previous years, and creating a safe city is the top priority.
Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting said local authorities would be allocated around three times more than what they were given in previous years, which was based on a formula that was in use since 1992.
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