No reviving of local elections as it will be too expensive, Parliament told

PARLIAMENT | Putrajaya has no plan to revive local council elections due to the expensive cost and also because such elections may not necessarily bring about councillors who will provide the best services for the people.

In a written parliamentary yesterday, Housing and Local Government Minister Reezal Merican Naina Merican estimated the holding of elections for 151 local authorities would cost RM302 million.

"The proposal to revive local council elections was part of the Pakatan Harapan manifesto...