The Institute for Development Studies says equal partnership promised to Sabah and Sarawak means they should get the same allocations West Malaysia gets.
Institute for Development Studies chairman Simon Sipaun taking a group photo after moderating the panel discussion on MA63.
For example, in the 2019 budget, Sabah was only given RM4.8 million even though the state needed a substantial amount of funds to develop its land,He said the peninsula was significantly developed compared with Sabah and Sarawak, and that Sarawak was almost the size of the peninsula. Commenting on the 40% return of net revenue derived from Sabah, Sipaun said the state government should insist on a time frame for the payment ofProponents of MA63 and Sabah rights activists have insisted that the federal government pay back the arrears accumulated over the years since it had failed to properly reimburse Sabah.
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