SHAH ALAM – More than 100 participants from various housing-related backgrounds attended the Second Series Budget 2019 Roundtable Talk at Holiday Inn, Glenmarie.
With the theme ‘Affordable Housing: 1 Family 1 Perfect Home’, it was inaugurated by Dato’ Menteri Besar, Amirudin Shari.
Through his speech, Amirudin explained the roundtable discussion was aimed at discussing, giving views, and opinions to the State Government to draw up the budget for 2019.
“I am pleased and would like to congratulate the Selangor State Treasury and Selangor Housing and Property Boarad (LPHS) for successfully organizing this discussion.The Budget Roundtable talks clearly show that the State Government is committed and has never stopped looking for the best formulas, including gaining insights and ideas from key players, particularly in the housing industry,” said Amirudin.
He adds that the State Government has always been committed to continue the provision of quality affordable housing to meet the needs of the low and medium income groups (B40 and M40).
Amirudin also expressed hope that the final round of the 2019 budget table talks would generate good suggestions to assist the State Government in providing affordable housing for the people in the future.
“From April 2018 the improved housing policy is known as Rumah Selangorku 2.0, which gives emphasis on the provision of facilities and specifications in providing comfort to the residents. As of July 2018, a total of 49 affordable housing development projects involving 25,079 residential units have been built and occupied. It has also exceeded the target of 15,000 units set by the State Government for the period between 2015 to 2018,” said Amirudin.
Also present at the roundtable were State Secretary, Dato’ Mohd Amin Ahmad Ahya, Selangor Housing and Urban Living EXCO, Haniza Talha and State Assembly Speaker, Ng Suee Lim.
