Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim has rolled out good news for owners of unoccupied shoplots in two housing areas in Hulu Selangor, but denied this is a by-election sweetener.

They need not pay the annual assessment charge from May 1, provided they are not earning any income from the property."We decided on this considering that many owners of shoplots and business premises in Bukit Beruntong and Bukit Sentosa are not getting returns as their property is unoccupied, he told a press conference after chairing a state exco meeting in Shah Alam.