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Penang council set for balanced budget Penang council set for balanced budget
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 at 8:36am (37 weeks 22 hours ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: economics] [published 37 weeks 22 hours ago]
[author: priscilla dielenberg] [site: http://thestar.com.my] [source]
tags: penang municipal council : penang : zainal rahim seman : lim guan eng : penang malay chamber of commerce : rizal faris mohideen abdul kader : finn choong khuat seng :
wikiops: priscilla dielenberg : economics : finn choong khuat seng : lim guan eng : penang : penang malay chamber of commerce : penang municipal council : rizal faris mohideen abdul kader : zainal rahim seman :

From thestar.com.my: PENANG: The Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) has projected a balanced budget for 2009 after at least six years of running on a deficit budget.

Council president Datuk Zainal Rahim Seman said the target was achievable as the projection for this year’s budget only saw a deficit of RM16mil, almost half the RM31mil deficit budget for 2007.

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