BY: ERMIZI MUHAMAD
SHAH ALAM, AUG 15: The State Government is optimistic that no supplementary budget will be required due to its accurate strategic planning and forecasting.
Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said proper planning ensured that state funds are spent wisely without deficit.
“We do not want to present the budget in October just to get a positive reception.
“However, it is due to our commitment to ensure that we do not present any supplementary budget which causes the actual 2017 budget to be in deficit,” he said.
He said that during the 2017 Budget Roundtable Discussion with professional figures, industry players and policy makers at the Shah Alam Convention Centre on August 15.
In 2015, the State Government managed to consistently bring down administration costs and increased development expenditures.
The plan is ultimately seen as Mohamed Azmin’s brave ‘trial’ to ensure a multiplier effect from the positive developments in Selangor.
Throughout his administration, the State Government has not announced any supplementary budget unlike the Federal Government under the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who made adjustments in the budget last year.
MB: Optimistic that no supplementary budget required
