Parliament must meet first before having allowance cut, says Rais Yatim

Dewan Negara President Tan Sri Rais Yatim says that the proposal of allocating a portion of 30 per cent of the MP’s allowances towards the relief fund to fight against the Covid-19 must be first tabled and approved in Parliament.

In an interview, Rais said that not even he or Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun could make a decision about it without having a meeting with the Parliament.

However, both the upper and the lower houses are suspended for now as the Emergency had been announced in January.

He said that they do not have any proposal to cut the MP’s allowances as the Parliament does not meet. He added that just like the government, they also hold meetings to discuss such matters.

Rais Yatim | Parliament must meet first before having allowance cut