Aug 02, 2022
PUTRAJAYA (Aug 1): Barisan Nasional hopes the Political Funding Bill would be tabled for at least the first reading in Parliament before the 15th General Election, said its Secretary-General Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir.
He said the Bill is one of the BN commitments, as the coalition has proposed it before GE14 to determine that issues related to accountability and transparency in terms of money movement could be placed into one process.
“This time, we have a prime minister who can bring this up and we hope the Political Funding Bill can be tabled at least for the first reading in Parliament,” he told reporters after closing the Third Malaysian Tax Policy Forum on Monday (Aug 1).
Zambry was representing BN Chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
Zambry said the appointment of Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz as the new Selangor BN Treasurer would provide a good impact and impetus to the state coalition, taking into account his background as a minister and his experience.
On Sunday (July 31), Selangor BN Chairman Tan Sri Noh Omar announced the appointment of Tengku Zafrul as the new Selangor BN Treasurer, replacing UMNO Sungai Besar Division Chief Datuk Seri Jamal Md Yunos.
According to Noh, the appointment was part of the coalition’s efforts to wrest back Selangor.
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