KOTA KINABALU, May 31 — Sabah’s RM16 billion federal allocation for this year surpasses the 40 per cent in revenue the state government is claiming from Putrajaya through the courts, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today.
“When I became prime minister in 2022, we gave Sabah RM12.9 billion. In 2024, I added another RM4 billion, so it’s RM16 billion for the people of Sabah. Anwar said he is always concerned about Sabah and Sarawak and is ready to give them their dues as prescribed in the MA63. Anwar cuts seven stalks of paddy in a symbolic gesture at the closing ceremony of the Ka’amatan festival in Kota Kinabalu May 31, 2024.
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