It was tabled by menteri besar Saarani Mohamad last Friday.

The deficit budget sees an allocation of RM1.1 billion, comprising RM803 million for operating expenditure and RM302 million for development expenditure.

The bill was approved after being debated by 43 assemblymen, 20 of whom were from the government bloc.

Saarani (BN-Kota Tampan), when winding up the debate on the bill, touched on the status of the use of electric vehicles on the resort island of Pulau Pangkor and tourist hotspots in Perak.

He said the state government was still refining the plan, taking into account the technical aspects, issues such as asset ownership and management as well as provision of facilities.

Saarani also tabled the Syariah Courts Enactment (Perak) (Amendment) Bill 2021 for the second reading, which proposes improvements to the existing provisions and adding several new provisions to strengthen the state shariah court.

The state assembly sitting continues on Monday.