Penang tables RM1.3bil budget


GEORGE TOWN: Penang has tabled a total budget of RM1.3bil for 2018, a reduction from the total budget tabled last year at RM1.45bil.

Speaking at the Penang State Legislative Assembly on Thursday, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng also announced an RM748.5mil projected deficit budget for next year compared to the projected deficit of RM667.1mil in the 2017 budget.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 11.12/month

Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

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Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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