Penang state govt walking the talk by declaring assets

05 Apr 2018 / 22:01 H.

GEORGE TOWN: The DAP-led state government has once again made public the assets of most of its elected representatives including state excos and
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.
In a statement issued by Lim, he said the asset declaration was in tandem with their motto of competency, accountability and transparency (CAT).
He added that Penang has enforced several regulations to come across as a "clean government."
Among which were the open-tender practices, restricting their relatives from getting involved in the state government, protection of whistleblowers and not accepting personal donations.
The declaration was also uploaded on the state's official portal for public viewing.
The formal monthly wages' bracket was also released, starting with the chief minister with RM14,175, state exco members with RM12,101.29 and state assemblymen at RM11,250
State Speaker and Bukit Tambun assemblyperson Datuk Law Choo Kiang received a monthly wage of RM12,101.29 while Opposition Leader Datuk Jahara Hamid received a monthly allowance of RM3,000.

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