Kota Kinabalu: The State Government has proposed to the Federal Government to channel Sabah’s development allocation into a trust fund, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.
“We hope the Federal Government would agree to the proposal as this is the best way for us so that we would not bear any more losses,” he said to a question by Moyog assemblyman Datuk Darell Leiking, at the State Legislative Assembly sitting, here, Tuesday.
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Of the amount, RM4.457 billion was spent, while as much as RM1.252 billion could not be spent due to some implementation issues.
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