Ipoh: Perak will table its 2026 Budget during the State Assembly sitting scheduled to be held from Nov 25 to Dec 2. Perak State Assembly Speaker Datuk Seri Mohammad Zahir Abdul Khalid announced that the budget would focus on the Perak Sejahtera 2030 Plan, emphasizing the well-being of the state and its people.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the budget will be tabled by Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad, and all state assemblymen will have the opportunity to participate in the debate session. The debate time allocated for government backbenchers and the opposition leader is 45 minutes each, while other assemblymen will be given 20 minutes each. The debate session is slated to begin on the second day of the sitting, on Nov 26.

Mohammad Zahir also mentioned that three motions would be tabled to appoint members of the Select Committees, including the Standing Orders Committee, the Privileges and Freedom Committee, and the Members’ Welfare Committee. In another development, he stated that Gunung Semanggol assemblyman Razman Zakaria would remain as Opposition Leader after his six-month suspension ended in October.

Razman’s suspension was a result of making a false statement regarding the hoisting of China’s national flag at Menara Teluk Intan during the International Guan Gong Cultural Festival in October last year. Mohammad Zahir emphasized that the suspension should serve as a lesson to all assemblymen to maintain decorum and discipline during sittings, noting that while assembly members have immunity, they are not free from action if they overstep boundaries.