Federal govt says no to putting unused budget allocations in special state trust, says Masidi


KOTA KINABALU: The federal government has shot down Sabah’s proposal to keep unused federal development funds in a special trust fund, says state Finance Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun.

Masidi said Putrajaya had explained that the practice would violate current Treasury rules, which would require amending federal legislation affecting the Treasury Instruction.

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