KUCHING, Nov 8: Federal allocations to Sarawak should not be framed as gifts or gestures of goodwill, given the State’s significant contributions to the national economy through its natural resources.
Responding to remarks by PKR Kuching division chairman Dominique Ng Kim Ho, Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) president Voon Lee Shan questioned whether the RM16.2 billion allocated to Sarawak under the Madani government’s Budget 2027 represented a fair return for the State’s contributions to the Federal Government over the decades.
“How much oil and gas wealth has been extracted from Sarawak? How much revenue has been collected? How much has actually been returned to Sarawak? RM16.2 billion may sound impressive, but it does not automatically mean Sarawak has received a fair share of its own wealth.
