Budget 2020: Mixed reactions among Sabahans


KOTA KINABALU: The reactions by Sabahans towards Budget 2020 are mixed, as some feel short-changed while others feel that it seems to be inclusive in helping various sectors needing development.

Those feeling short changed say that Sabah’s constitutional guarantee for a 40% return of the federal revenue earned from the state was not reflective in the doubling of federal special grants under the Constitution.

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