Therefore, he said, the government still bears up to RM10 billion for diesel subsidies despite saving RM4 billion a year as a result of the retargeting exercise.

Beliau berkata meskipun berdepan pelbagai cabaran termasuk kekangan kewangan, pihaknya yakin sasaran tersebut mampu dicapai sekali gus menempatkan Selangor pada kedudukan tiga teratas di kejohanan dwitahunan itu.

Pada 2022, LZS mencatat pencapaian bersejarah dengan prestasi agihan dan kutipan zakat tertinggi melebihi RM1 bilion sejak penubuhannya selama lebih 25 tahun, iaitu RM1.07 bilion bagi kutipan dan agihan zakat berjumlah RM1.05 bilion.

“We help those in need, enhance their abilities, and raise their spirits. This generous attitude towards the people has brought more blessings to the state,” he said in his speech at the state-level Pongal celebration in Padang Padang Sungai Sedu, Banting, here, last night.

“The process of foreign workers recruitment goes through several stages, starting from approval, application for quota, interview by agencies until they arrive at the entry point of the country,” - Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismai