{"id":5475,"date":"2020-08-12T15:19:21","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T07:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=5475"},"modified":"2020-08-12T15:19:25","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T07:19:25","slug":"snap-general-election-will-cost-about-rm1-2-bln-takiyuddin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=5475","title":{"rendered":"Snap general election will cost about RM1.2 bln &#8211; Takiyuddin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 &#8212; The Election Commission (EC) will require&nbsp;about RM1.2 billion if a snap general election is to be held during the COVID-19 pandemic period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minister in the Prime Minister\u2019s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan said that would be the estimated cost required to carry out the general election by taking into account\u00a0the standard operating procedures (SOP) to prevent the COVID-19 transmission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/845aaca649c41111a9d0eb1c1abbf7c75f33905d4af3a.jpg\" alt=\"snap\" class=\"wp-image-5476\" width=\"437\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/845aaca649c41111a9d0eb1c1abbf7c75f33905d4af3a.jpg 978w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/845aaca649c41111a9d0eb1c1abbf7c75f33905d4af3a-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/845aaca649c41111a9d0eb1c1abbf7c75f33905d4af3a-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/845aaca649c41111a9d0eb1c1abbf7c75f33905d4af3a-163x100.jpg 163w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/845aaca649c41111a9d0eb1c1abbf7c75f33905d4af3a-350x215.jpg 350w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/845aaca649c41111a9d0eb1c1abbf7c75f33905d4af3a-800x492.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe EC\u00a0had informed that if the government holds a snap election for the whole country during\u00a0the post-COVID-19 period, an estimated expenditure of RM1.2 billion is needed,\u201d he said when winding up the\u00a0debate on the Supplementary Supply Bill (2019) 2020 at the committee level in the Dewan Rakyat today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212; 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