Federal, Sarawak governments to finalise special grant review this year KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 11): The Federal Government will hold negotiations with the Sarawak state government this year to review the amount of the special grant under Article 112D of the Federal Constitution, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said. MOF said the talks aim to establish a new method for calculating future special grants, taking into account Sarawak’s needs in covering state service costs and the Federal Government’s financial position, in line with Article 112D. On the special grant for Sabah, the Federal Government continued negotiations with the state government on Nov 17, 2025 and Jan 28, 2026, to review the […]

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Special committee set up to review Sabah federal agencies’ tax data after 40 pct Special Grant ruling KOTA KINABALU (Feb 4): A special committee has been established to examine the tax data of the federal agencies in Sabah, following the High Court ruling on the state’s 40 per cent Special Grant entitlement under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah and Sarawak), Datuk Mustapha Sakmud said that two meetings have already been held between the Sabah State Secretary and the Federal Finance Ministry on Oct 17 last year. The ruling, resulting from a judicial review filed by Sabah Law Society (SLS) under Order 53 of the Rules of Court 2012, reaffirmed Sabah’s […]

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Federal govt reaffirms commitment to Sabah’s 40 pct special grant KOTA KINABALU (Jan 29): The federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to Sabah’s constitutional right to a 40 per cent special grant of the state’s net revenue, following recent negotiations with the Sabah government. The matter was raised in the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday, when Tuaran MP Datuk Seri Panglima Madius Tangau questioned the government’s progress in implementing the grant. In a written reply, the Finance Ministry confirmed it has taken note of the Kota Kinabalu High Court’s Oct 17, 2025, decision on the special grant and has decided not to appeal. “The federal government respects the principle of the […]

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40 percent of Sabah’s revenue: No appeal, government made the right decision – Nazri KUALA LUMPUR: Padang Rengas UMNO Division chief, Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz fully supports the government’s decision not to appeal against the Special Grant based on 40 percent of revenue obtained from Sabah. Mohamed Nazri said the decision made was very correct and deserved to be praised. He stressed that the decision made was […]

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