40% Sabah entitlement must be given as special grant, says ex-SLS president

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Roger Chin says the RM16 billion allocation mentioned by Prime MInister Anwar Ibrahim is earmarked for specific operational expenditures within the state.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/06/01/40-sabah-entitlement-must-be-given-as-special-grant-says-ex-sls-president/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #RogerChin #Sabah

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00:00 The federal government must ensure that Sabah receives its full 40% net revenue entitlement

00:08 as a special grant under the Malaysia Agreement 1963.

00:13 This is what former Sabah Law Society President Roger Chin said in a statement today, stressing

00:19 that Sabahans deserve transparency and genuine financial empowerment.

00:24 He was responding to a statement by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim yesterday that the

00:30 RM16 billion federal allocation for Sabah this year would be far more than the promised

00:34 40% entitlement.

00:36 Chin said Anwar's statement was worrying because it seemed to have covered up the real financial

00:41 needs and rights of the state.

00:44 He said the RM16 billion allocation is intended for various projects in the state, while the

00:50 40% entitlement is a special grant that would be directly transferred to the state government.

00:56 Chin said the grant would allow the state to invest in its infrastructure, public services

01:02 and development initiatives as it sees fit.

01:06 He also said the federal government would be undermining Sabah's financial independence

01:10 if it decided not to honour the entitlement.

01:14 [MUSIC PLAYING]

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