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.

Earlier, Mohd Na'im in his speech at the ceremony said the Federal government had allocated a total of RM56,412,369.60 to Selangor for this year, and the funds would be channelled to the Selangor Islamic Religious Department through Jakim.

According to the circular, all outdoor activities must be halted if the temperature exceeds 35 to 37 degrees for three days running.

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