KUCHING, Oct 16 — The increase in the interim payment of the special grant to Sarawak to RM1.5 billion does not constitute a definitive solution, said Deputy Minister in the Sarawak Premier’s Department (Law, MA63 and State-Federal Relations) Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali.
She stressed that the Sarawak government would continue to push for a clear and consistent formula to be established under Article 112D of the Federal Constitution.
“For a long-term solution, the Sarawak government has proposed that a clear and consistent formula be established to determine the rate of the special grant.
“The proposed formula is still being discussed by the Sarawak and Federal governments, and no final formula has been agreed upon so far,” she said during the question-and-answer session at the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly sitting here today.
