35. Are there provisions for any other form of indirect public funding?

There is no legal framework, but only administrative rules, for the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), which was introduced in 1971 to allow the Barisan Nasional politicians the opportunity to apply for minor development projects within each constituency. The CDF remains an important source of funds for politicians to meet constituency demands. The CDF helps politicians to be seen to do their work by dishing out funds for matters such as upgrading or repair work or even sponsorship of events in their constituency.