Kedah state assemblymen approve 50% pay and allowance rise for themselves, though some think it should be more. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, April 7, 2015.
The Kedah state assembly has approved a motion to raise the salary and allowance of its members by 50%.
It was passed after legislators from both the Barisan Nasional and opposition agreed to debate the matter again at the next sitting.
Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir said the motion would be brought before the chairman and members of the Kedah Regency Council for approval.
He said several proposals for improving allowances debated by members of the assembly earlier would be discussed at meetings with state government committees.
"We will study and make comparisons with other states as there is a need to meet the financial requirements of representatives. Some assemblymen even want the pay increase to be effective from January this year, which we will consider," he said, winding up debate at the assembly today.
On the RM18 million a year allocation for the e-Tutor education portal, Mukhriz said it was an incentive by the state government to bring the state to be within the top five in the country.
He said should it fail to achieve the top five position, the state government would discontinue the programme.
"e-Tutor for Year Four and Year Five students has been seen to be effective in Perak," he said.
Nor Saidi Nanyan (BN-Kuah) said the 50% salary and allowance increase effective next year was insufficient.
"The improved monthly salary at RM6,169 is comparatively low as many other states are paying their representatives more than RM10,000 in line with current needs.
Ali Yahya (BN-Pantai Merdeka) said even civil servants were better off than state assemblymen as they did not have to wait so long for a salary review.
He proposed the state government raise the salaries of its legislators by 100% to enable them to serve the people more effectively.
- TMI
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