Special grants: RM260mil for Sabah, RM300mil for Sarawak while govt works out new formula, says PM


KUCHING: The Federal Government will increase the special grants to Sabah and Sarawak under Article 112D of the Federal Constitution based on a suitable formula, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

As the formula is still being finalised, he said Sarawak would receive RM300mil for a start, up from RM16mil previously, while Sabah's amount would be increased from RM26mil to RM260mil.

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