KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 — Sabah and Sarawak have never been sidelined in rural road development, with allocations for the two states set to nearly triple between 2023 and 2027 compared with the preceding five years, Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said.
The former Finance Minister and Investment, Trade and Industry Minister said rural road expenditure totalled RM3.7 billion between 2018 and 2022, compared with RM11 billion for the 2023-2027 period, including allocations for this year and next year.
He said the increase reflected the government’s commitment to rural infrastructure development, particularly in Sabah and Sarawak, which receive about half of the country’s total rural road expenditure each year.
