KOTA KINABALU, Oct 18 (Bernama) -- Budget 2025 reflects the Unity Government's progressive measures to ensure a prosperous livelihood for the people without compromising the nation's economic wellbeing, says Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.
Welcoming the continued priority given to Sabah, Hajiji noted that the proposed allocation of RM6.7 billion for the state next year represented an increase of 0.45 per cent compared to this year's RM6.67 billion.
"This is sufficient to continue with the development projects during the final year of the 12th Malaysia Plan next year," he said after watching the live telecast of the National Budget tabled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is also Finance Minister, at Menara Kinabalu here today.
Also present were Sabah Finance Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun and State Secretary Datuk Seri Safar Untong.
Hajiji said the state government also appreciated that the Prime Minister acknowledged Sabah's undisputed right to development as stipulated in the 1963 Malaysia Agreement (MA63).
The Chief Minister noted that the Federal Government's decision to increase the interim special grant for Sabah from RM300 million to RM600 million next year was also included in the Budget.
"Sabah hails the Federal Government's continuous focus to close the regional development gap through the provision of basic amenities like roads, water, and electricity supply," he said.
Hajiji also welcomed the announcement that the acceptance letters for the 17 work packages under the Pan Borneo Sabah 1B Phase, which includes the Kota Belud-Kudat road alignment, Tawau to Kampung Lot M, and Telupid to Ranau, worth RM9.7 billion, had already been issued.
He said the announcement that the Federal Government had finalised the Sabah-Sarawak Link Road Phase, worth RM7.4 billion, with two packages already awarded and the rest to be awarded by the end of this year, was indeed good news.
This includes the upgrading of Tawau Airport and allocations to repair dilapidated schools in the state.
-- BERNAMA
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