Ipoh: The Perak state government announced a Special Financial Aid (BKK) of two months' salary for civil servants under the state government's administration, which will be paid in December. Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad said the bonus will also be applicable to Ex Officio members, state executive council members, state-appointed teachers under the Perak Public Service Commission, Orang Besar Jajahan and MySTEP contract staff.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the state government is also extending a BKK payment of RM600 to chairmen of various village committees, while RM400 will be paid to KAFA, I'dadi, and Thanawi teachers. Furthermore, BKK payments of two months' allowance totaling RM20,000 will be given to all constituency service centers as recognition of the role played by assemblymen in connecting the government with the public.

In addition to the bonuses, Saarani announced an increase in the allowance of KAFA teachers from RM200 to RM400 a month, effective Jan 1, 2026. This measure will benefit 3,310 KAFA teachers and 80 I'dadi and Thanawi teachers, with an additional financial implication of RM9.4 million a year for the state government.

Saarani also revealed that for the first time, the state government will allocate RM1,000 each to over 3,000 Haj pilgrims from Perak for their pilgrimage next year, entailing a financial implication of RM3 million. Moreover, starting Jan 1, 2026, the monthly allowance for chiefs of Traditional Villages, Chinese and Indian Villages will be raised by RM100, benefiting 996 village chiefs with a financial implication of RM4.8 million for the state government.

The Perak Budget 2026, tabled by Saarani, amounts to RM1.61 billion, comprising an estimated management expenditure of RM1.045 billion and development expenditure of RM568 million.