Kuala Lumpur: The federal government, through the Malaysia Agreement 1963 Implementation Action Council Technical Committee (JKMTPMA63), is committed to discussing a new special grant rate for Sabah in line with Article 112D of the Federal Constitution, the Finance Ministry (MoF) said.
Kuala Lumpur: The federal government, through the Malaysia Agreement 1963 Implementation Action Council Technical Committee , is committed to discussing a new special grant rate for Sabah in line with Article 112D of the Federal Constitution, the Finance Ministry said.
The ministry said the discussions would factor in the cost of state services and the federal government’s current financial capability.In line with the provisions of Article 112D, the federal government and Sabah state government had jointly conducted an examination and held discussions to review the amount, it said in a written reply posted on the Parliament website yesterday.
“As a result, a new rate of RM125.6 million was agreed on in 2022, which was enforced through the gazetting of the Federal Constitution Order 2022 dated April 20, 2022, for five years. SPONSORED CONTENT Shell awards Sabah LiveWIRE winners Kota Kinabalu: Shell has awarded five enterprises as the state winners of Shell LiveWIRE Malaysia 2024, following the Sabah state finals held at Plaza Shell in Kota Kinabalu. . Read more “This replaced the old grant rate amounting to RM26.
MoF said the special grant for Sabah was raised further to RM300 million for 2023 through the gazetting of Federal Constitution Order 2023 on Nov 24, 2023.“The full payment of the special grant in 2023 has been completed via the distribution to Sabah on Nov 28, 2023,” it added.* Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel for the latest news you don't want to miss.
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