Kota Kinabalu: The State Legislative Assembly on Tuesday approved additional RM1,004,195,850 for the State Government to ensure smooth administration operations until end of this year.
Finance Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun, who tabled the Supplementary Bill 2024, said the additional allocation for this year was divided into six expenditure categories.
He said the first is the Development and Trust Fund Contribution, which is RM295 million or 30 per cent, and the highest.
This is followed by Operating Expenses of RM288 million or 29 per cent which covers infrastructure maintenance expenses; operating expenses; maintenance and repair of government buildings; logistics services and transportation; scholarship sponsorship, as well as Special “One-Off” Flight Ticket Assistance for Students in Higher Education Institutions in Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak and Labuan.
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“The fourth is the Special Allocation which involves the repair and maintenance of basic infrastructure facilities and public facilities such as roads; jetties; water treatment plants; river bank protection; multipurpose halls; sports stadiums; mosques and public markets which is RM101 million or 10 per cent.
“The fifth is Investment Expenses amounting to RM80 million or 8 per cent for the purchase of shares to generate additional income for the State Government in the form of dividends.
The last expenditure which is RM64 million or 6 per cent is recommended to grant grants to the Youth and Sports Ministry, the Local Government and Housing Ministry and the Welfare Services Department to smoothen the implementation of programmes that can support the Government’s wishes and efforts in improving the social services delivery and people’s wellbeing,” he said.
Masidi said the highest amount of RM529 million was allocated to the Finance Ministry.
Of the figure, he said RM295 million or 55.8 per cent was in addition to the Statutory Fund to reduce the deficit of the Development Account which did not involve actual expenditure and contributions to the Trust Fund.
“A total of RM124 million or 23.4 per cent is to finance the implementation of infrastructure and utility projects; river bank protection; construction and repair of public facilities such as mosques, public markets, multipurpose halls and sports stadiums; as well as operational and administrative expenses.
“Some RM80 million or 15.1 per cent is for equity investment, loans and exchange for grants for State statutory bodies, and RM30 million or 5.7 per cent to cover other needs such as transport and logistics services, as well as private vehicle rental.”
According to him, the Works Ministry was allocated an additional amount of RM204.9 million to finance the repair and maintenance expenses of government buildings, plants, sedimentation tanks, concession contracts and administrative and operational expenses.
“Some RM109.9 million is allocated to the Chief Minister’s Department to fund scholarship sponsorship; Special “One-Off” Flight Ticket Assistance for Students at Higher Education Institutions in Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak and Labuan; as well as the maintenance of mosques, suraus, orphanages and cemeteries,” he explained.
He said the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industry Ministry was allocated additional RM55.9 million to finance the maintenance of the drainage system, river cleaning and flood mitigation, as well as operational expenses.
The Local Government and Housing Ministry was allocated RM32.1 million, among others, for Contributions and Assistance to Local Authorities as well as increased payment of allowances for customary leaders.
“The Youth and Sports Ministry has been allocated RM31.9 million to upgrade Likas Stadium amounting to RM12.2 million and sponsoring the Sabah contingent to the 21st Malaysia Games (Sukma) and Para Sukma Sarawak in 2024 amounting to RM15 million.
“For other State ministries and departments, an additional RM39.9 million has been allocated to cover expenses such as aid to orphans and the poor; donation appeal fund for natural disasters; youth skills sponsorship as well as administrative and operational expenses.”
Masidi said the development expenditure required an additional allocation of RM230,887,894 involving 49 allocation votes under 11 ministries.
“Of the figure, RM221.93 million or 96.1 per cent is allocated under the State Fund, while RM5.51 million or 2.4 per cent is funding under the Federal Refund. The balance of RM3.45 million or 1.5 per cent is financed under the Federal Loan.
“The largest distribution under the Supplementary Development Budget of RM100.36 million or 43.5 per cent is allocated to the Rural Development Ministry to finance small development projects, Special Assembly Allocation and the Additional Economic Activity (AET) Programme.
“An additional allocation of RM70.46 million which is the second largest allocation is allocated to the Chief Minister’s Department to finance the land acquisition project; State Forestry Department Archive Building Reconstruction Project; special development projects; State Projects Information System 2.0; as well as the construction of new mosques and religious schools.
In addition, an additional allocation of RM3.45 Million to the Sabah Land Development Board is for Federal Loan expenses.
“An additional RM19.6 million has been allocated to the Works Ministry to finance Public Works Department projects that are being implemented and water concession payments under the supervision of the State Water Department.
A total of RM10.89 million is recommended as an additional allocation to the Industrial Development and Entrepreneurship Ministry to finance development projects under the supervision of the Palm Oil Industrial Cluster Sdn Bhd (POIC).”
Masidi said the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Industry Ministry was allocated an additional RM9.97 million. Of the figure, RM4.46 million was allocated under the State Fund to finance projects of the State Agriculture Department, State Fisheries Department and State Irrigation and Drainage Department.
“RM5.51 million is allocated under the Federal Reimbursement to cover projects under the State Agriculture Department; construction works under the State Veterinary Services Department; as well as the Irrigation Plan Programme.”
He added that the Youth and Sports Ministry was allocated an additional RM7.15 million for the Sports Complex Construction Project and the maintenance of sports complexes.
Some RM5.16 million was allocated to the Tourism, Culture and Environment Ministry to finance the Sabah Parks Development Project, Tourism Asset Development and development projects under the supervision of the State Museum Department.
The Community Development and People’s Wellbeing was allocated RM4.02 million for the construction of a new Phase II Administrative Building Block and High-rise Quarters of the Tawau Hot Spring Home for the Elderly, the construction of the Wisma Wanita Container Hostel and new programmes under the Sabah Women’s Affairs Department.
“An additional RM2.89 million is allocated to the Local Government and Housing Ministry to finance projects supervised by Local Authorities,” he said.
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