SHAH ALAM, 3 July: The announcement of giving an Aidilfitri bonus of one month’s salary to civil servants in Selangor by the Chief Minister, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, has been welcomed will by the group.
Most of them expressed joy over the State Government’s concern in helping them make preparations to celebrate the Aidilfitri at the end of this month.
A survey on Abdul Khalid’s Facebook showed that civil servants shared the joy, and in fact, the joy was also expressed outside Selangor.
Some even compared the bonus by the Selangor Government with the consolation gift of RM500 by the Federal Government.
A KAFA teacher, Nordiana Kasmir, thanked the State Government and considers the announcement as good news for all civil servants.
“Alhamdulillah (thank God), good news for all civil servants and for us, Selangor KAFA teachers,” she said.
For Buana Mahawangsa, the bonus each year by the State Government shows good changes for the people of Selangor since the 2008 General Election.
“The best…since independence, as a result of change in the 2008 General Election by the people of Selangor,” he said.
Meanwhile, Mohamad Yazid Mohamed congratulated the people of Selangor because they have a leader who fights for the welfare of the people.
“I do not know till when the people from Johor, like me, will get a leader like in Selangor…Congratulations to the people of Selangor for having a leader who fights for the people…may Allah bless and extend blessings from us.” he said.
For Datuk NurZhani Harun, he is confident that under the administration of Abdul Khalid, Selangor is able to generate more profits for the state.
“Alhamdulillah, although I am not an employee of the Selangor Government, I am confident that Tan Sri’s administration is able to generate more profit because even though I have never worked with him, I know that he is very careful in terms of expenditure and transactions involving finances,” he said.
Meanwhile, Rusydi Kudus Abdullah considers the RM500 given by the Federal Government as being viewed as benevolence money and candy, like the 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M).
“We thought it is a bonus of one month’s salary, but it is RM500 benevolence money. Like the BR1M candy. Najib gives civil servants RM500, but he gets billions,” he said.
Yesterday, Abdul Khalid announced the awarding of bonuses to civil servants with an allocation of RM32.7 million by the State Government.
The bonus given is because the state financial report shows a revenue growth from last year until 30 June, 2014.
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