THE Penang State Assembly has approved the setting up of a trust account for the Village Community Management Council (MPKK) special trust fund.
A motion for its establishment was tabled by state Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman (PH-Pinang Tunggal) today and was passed unanimously by a voice vote.
“The trust account is set up for the Federal Government to make provisioning for the payment of allowances to the MPKKs. The amount is based on expenditure performance which will be monitored by the Federal Government,” Ahmad Zakiyuddin said.
He said the trust account would also be used as a transaction medium to receive allocations from the Federal Government and the payment of allowances by the paying agency.
Story by Christopher Tan
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