The country’s revenue should be shared fairly amongst partners who contributed to the national income, regardless of the fiscal position, said SUPP Women Central today.

Kho Teck Wan, Central Woman Chief said Finance Minister, Lim Guan Eng should not said that the Pakatan Harapan government will come up with a formula next year but the revenue sharing with Sabah and Sarawak may not be possible unless the fiscal position of the country improved.

She pointed out that the minister does not even have the right to determine when and if the revenue is to be paid or not, as the revenue sharing is defined in the federal constitution under Article 112D.

SUPP women Central, she added, would like to remind the minister of finance that based on the current global petroleum price; Sarawak contributed estimated 250 million ringgit to the nation’s income every day.

“If Penang can get RM8.4billions LRT project, and Putrajaya can have the 3rd National car project, Sarawak deserves bigger share of the resources! As a partner who contributed so much to the nation’s income, PH government’s decision to delay the fair revenue sharing amongst partners is an insult to Sarawak.

“We viewed the financial minister’s statement about waiting for better days before giving us a share as disrespectful, and clearly showed his true insincerity. Prior to the 14th General Election, the nation can hear Lim emphasizing on honoring Sarawak’s rights and interests enshrined in MA63 with proof from his interviews, videos and public ceramah in Sarawak”, Kho said.

PH Sarawak during the election promised to return the 50% tax collected in Sarawak back to Sarawak but now they sang a different tune. “If the Malaysia minister of finance was unable to figure out a fair revenue sharing formula, and incapable of improving the fiscal position, perhaps he should consider offloading his responsibilities by returning the financial autonomy back to Sarawak,” she added.

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