KUALA LUMPUR: A snap general election amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia will cost RM1.2 billion (US$286 million), said Minister in the Prime ...
KUALA LUMPUR: A snap general election amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia will cost RM1.2 billion , said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Takiyuddin Hassan.
In his reply during the committee stage debate of a supplementary bill, Mr Takiyuddin explained that in contrast to the previously reported estimate of RM700 million, the increased amount was due to the COVID-19 standard operating procedures .By comparison, the last general election in 2018 cost RM500 million, he added.
“I was made to understand that if the government has snap polls nationwide at this time post-COVID-19, it is estimated to cost RM1.2 billion, not RM700 million as estimated.FILE PHOTO: A man casts his vote during the by-election in Port Dickson, Malaysia October 13, 2018. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin/File PhotoSeparately, Mr Takiyuddin also said that the last five by-elections in the constituencies of Cameron Highlands, Semenyih, Rantau, Sandakan and Tanjung Piai cost a total of RM12.9 million.
There have been growing calls from both sides of the political divide for Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, as questions linger over whether he commands an effective majority in parliament. Mr Muhyiddin, who currently heads the Perikatan Nasional government, was sworn in as Malaysia’s eighth prime minister on Mar 1 following the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan government.
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