BEAUFORT, Feb. 8 -- The Local Government and Housing Ministry has completed drafting and updating all related ordinances, including the premises by-law.
However, Deputy Chief Minister II Datuk Seri Dr Joachim Gunsalam, who also serves as the Local Government and Housing Minister, announced that the implementation of the new ruling has been postponed.
Gunsalam explained that the previous payment rate was deemed too low, while the proposed hike, following reassessment, was considered too drastic.
"Therefore, I had to ask them to slow down the implementation process. All local government authorities (PBTs) must first attend engagement sessions with stakeholders," he said during the PBT Kembara visit in Sipitang, Beaufort and Kuala Penyu.
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