The Selangor government is giving a 20 to 25 percent discount on assessment rates to low-cost flat dwellers in the state.

Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said the matter would be brought up at the state executive council (exco) meeting on Wednesay for approval.

However, he said, only owners of low-cost flats who were registered with the Joint Management Bodies (JMBs) and staying at the flats would be eligible for the discount.

“The owners can apply through their respective JMBs and they can get the discount after the exco meeting approves it,” he told a news conference after handing-over of 50 compactor lorries by Kumpulan Darul Ehsan Bhd (KDEB) in Shah Alam today.

Abdul Khalid said 25 to 30 percent of the collection would be given to the the JMBs as incentive to encourage them to further improve their services.

On the compactor lorries, valued at RM14.5 million, he said they were bought by KDEB for the Shah Alam and Petaling Jaya city councils which would lease them to the garbage collection contractors at a reasonable rate.

He said the system could help the state government reduce up to RM100 million in operational costs for garbage collecion and disposal.

- Bernama