BALING: The Unity Government has agreed in principle to provide an allocation for opposition Members of Parliament (MPs), but only for their administrative expenses, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
He said the matter was being finalised, with discussions being conducted by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof with the relevant quarters, and an announcement on it would be made by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
"At this stage, we agreed to provide the allocation to cover administrative expenses," he told reporters during his walkabout programme at Desa Keda Sadek here today.
Ahmad Zahid, who is also the Minister of Rural and Regional Development, said when asked whether the government would provide allocations for the opposition MPs
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