Malaysian Prime Minister’s residence : 3 days’ rental could buy 1 low-cost house
In December 2008, the then Prime Minister of Malaysia revealed in a written parliamentary statement that:
- RM6 million a year is spent for rental and maintenance of the PM’s official residence, Seri Perdana in Putrajaya, which works out to RM16,000 a day. So in 3 days it would become RM48,000, which is enough to buy/build a low-cost house. Breakdown: RM4.1 million paid in rental to Putrajaya Holdings, the master developer of Putrajaya, and RM1.9 million for maintenance. Contract: 25 years, signed in 1999.
- RM3.4 million a year is spent for rental and maintenance of the Deputy Prime Minister’s official residence, Seri Satria. Breakdown: RM2.27 million in rental, RM1.13 million for maintenance.
- Total for the 2 residences: RM26,000 a day.
- Cost of building Seri Perdana: RM24 million, which was earlier alleged to be RM200 million.
- The following is interesting: 10 Downing Street, the British PM’s official residence is a much humbler building. Even the White House, the US presidents’s official residence AND office is smaller than Seri Perdana.
Now for some wishful thinking: if somehow the PM wanted to install C7 led christmas lights all around the house, how much would the bill come up to?
One Response to “Malaysian Prime Minister’s residence : 3 days’ rental could buy 1 low-cost house”
By phil chin on Sep 5, 2010 | Reply
OMG!!! n it’s not even their $!!! They even hv d nerve to talk about poverty eradication!!! DUHHH