KUALA LUMPUR (BERNAMA) – Several state leaders have praised the 2023 Budget which was tabled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Friday, saying that the budget will ensure the welfare of the people.
The Johor state government expressed its commitment to facilitate all the projects and initiatives announced under Budget 2023 to ensure the prosperity and well-being of the people of Johor.
Thanking the federal government through a Facebook post, Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said the state government has got what it wished for under Budget 2023 due to the prayers of the Johor people and continuous efforts of all quarters. Onn Hafiz said the federal government has agreed to upgrade the North-South Expressway (PLUS) stretch from Yong Peng Utara to Senai Utara, from four lanes to six lanes for MYR525 million in phases.
The government has also agreed to upgrade the highway network to Pengerang by constructing overtaking lanes on the Senai Desaru Expressway that can improve business logistics connectivity, as well as relations between people from inside and outside Johor.
Also announced were the flood mitigation projects, to be re-tendered latest by June this year involving projects in Sungai Johor, Kota Tinggi and the proposal to strengthen the development at Iskandar Malaysia by outlining a special financial zone with a competitive remuneration package to attract international investors and high knowledge talent to reside in the country.
Meanwhile, in Melaka, the allocations channelled by the federal government related to tourism, transportation and health are said to be able to drive related sectors in providing the best services for the Melaka people.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali said the allocations would provide great benefits to the people and the state’s economy which is based on tourism.
“Thank you to the Prime Minister for ensuring that the people of Melaka also receive significant benefits through the budget… It means a lot to the state of Melaka and all this is for the well-being of the people,” he said in a video recording.
Melaka receives an allocation of MYR300 million to upgrade Jalan Tun Hamzah up to the intersection of Semabok Lebuh AMJ in addition to MYR700 million to build a 476-bed capacity women and children’s block at the Melaka Hospital.
Perlis Menteri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli told Bernama when contacted that the allocations provided for the state showed the federal government’s concern in helping the people of Perlis, saying that he is grateful for the government’s support for the Sanglang Port development project.
