Budget 2027 steps up Sabah, Sarawak funding by RM2.2b amid push for development parity
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The government allocates higher special grants, scholarships and infrastructure spending underscoring the government’s pledge to narrow development gaps and del...
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SABAH and Sarawak will receive an additional RM2.2 billion in federal allocations under Budget 2027, as the government seeks to address longstanding development disparities and strengthen its commitments under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63).
Deputy Prime Minister II Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said allocations for the two states would rise by RM1.1 billion each, bringing Sabah's share to RM18.7 billion and Sarawak's to RM16.2 billion.
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