Johor govt urged to increase annual allocation for assemblymen from RM350k to RM800k


ISKANDAR PUTERI: The Johor government has been urged to review and increase the allocation for its 56 assemblymen from RM350,000 to RM800,000 a year.

State speaker Suhaizan Kaiat (pic) said currently, all assemblymen in Johor received a yearly allocation of RM350,000, but added that this was not enough to “meet the rakyat’s growing needs”.

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