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.

Amirudin berkata, PBT akan melaksanakan terlebih dahulu kerja baik pulih itu sebelum memohon bantuan pusat di bawah Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan (KPKT) yang menyediakan peruntukan RM35 juta bagi selenggara rumah kos rendah di Selangor dan Kuala Lumpur.

“The state economy contracted by -5.2 per cent in 2020 and recovered strongly by plus five per cent in the following year. We opine Selangor’s resiliency lies in the strength of its diversified manufacturing sector and huge consumer demand,” it said.

Ahmad said a total of 850,000 padi farmers, rubber smallholders and fishermen would each receive RM200 and this would involve financial allocation of RM170 million.