He told reporters this when met after tabling the state’s Budget 2024 at the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly sitting at Wisma Darul Iman here today.
Earlier, several states had announced the granting of special financial aid for state civil servants, including Penang (half a month's salary), Johor (two months' salary), Selangor (two and a half months' salary), and Kedah and Sabah (RM2,000 each).
The Kemaman by-election will see a direct fight between Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate, former Chief of Defence Force Gen (R) Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor and Ahmad Samsuri.
The Election Commission (EC) has set Tuesday (Nov 28) for early voting and Dec 2 as polling day for the Kemaman by-election, which needs to be held following the decision of the Terengganu Election Court on Sept 26 to nullify the victory of PAS candidate Che Alias Hamid in the 15th general election (GE15).
Source: BERNAMA News Agency