Calls for reforming constituency development funding are gathering pace, and the recent additional RM1 million fails to fix the underlying issues of executive discretion and unequal funding. Ngeow Chow Ying, Co-Convenor of Projek SAMA, joins BFM’s Morning Brief to discuss why legislating a fair, transparent Constituency Development Fund (CDF) framework is essential for closing local development gaps across Malaysia.

She dives into key questions surrounding funding reform, including:

What core principles must be written into law to guarantee fair distribution regardless of political affiliation?

How can a statutory formula balance equal base funding with the unique needs of large versus small constituencies?

What governance, auditing, and transparency safeguards are needed to prevent constituency funds from being misused for political patronage?

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