Thread by @michellengms

The Selangor State Budget was tabled today. Overall, am satisfied with its direction. A few points worth noting below. (NB: I am only picking up a few points. This is by no means a representation of the full budget speech, which was 2.5 hours long.)

Covid-19 has forced Selangor to focus on jobs. The initiatives introduced to that end are:-
• Selangor Innovation Fund which focuses on providing venture capital for selected startups

• A target to create 10,000 jobs for fresh grads through reskilling, upskilling, newskilling and job placement
• Inisiatif Selangor Automotif TVET. Job placement for TVET fresh grads in the automotive industry. The industry will be incentivised thru a 12 month EPF contribution

• HIJRAH Selangor. Microloans for businesses.

Education
• For the two higher education institutions under the Selangor government's purview - UniSEL and KUIS - students will enjoy a fee waiver from their 'yuran asas' for 2021

Housing
• Skim Smart Sewa - affordable rental for thr B40 and M40 group.
• Skim Smart Sewa to Ownership, to help the B40 own a home

Water
• A plan towards Total Maximum Daily Load, zero discharge policy and polluters pay principle (something the Select Committee which I chair proposed)
• Bioremediation pilot project at high risk rivers ie Sg Gong, Sg Sembah, Sg Buah

• 24 hour monitoring along critical rivers
• adding telemetry stations
• linking HORAS600 and Pond 3 to Sg Semenyih WTP
(All 3 proposed by the Select Committee which I chair.)