Feeling blessed and grateful for Malaysia Budget 2021

There were a lot of comments levelled on the recent tabling of our Malaysia Budget 2021 and my response is that now is not the time to compare which state gets more allocation for development and in fact this is not the time for us to make comparison on which state gets more or why that state gets less.

This is the time where we look at it holistically, that whatever is announced for our state, we should feel grateful. I know that Sabah is given a little more than us which is RM5.1 billion while Sarawak only gets RM4.5 billion for development expenditure.

For Sabah, in terms of infrastructure, it is not too good and in terms of their reserve, it cannot be compared to Sarawak’s reserve and we are still grateful for what was given; the important thing is that the state is peaceful, does not face huge problems and is politically stable.

I am also grateful to our local media friends who have asked on whether there be any good news to expect from the upcoming State Budget 2021and I have told them that money is not really a big problem when it comes to coming up with projects which are for the people’s benefit.

Of course we look forward to the upcoming State Budget that will be tabled by our Right Honourable Chief Minister, Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg and the state is blessed with the leadership that has been able to lead and organise Sarawak well.

Although other states are facing economic problems but over here we can see that projects on the ground are on the increase. Even in my Asajaya constituency, it is quite difficult to sort out the contracts because there are too many projects going on. To some extent, I feel that this is done because our financial management is well taken care of.

We are therefore feeling blessed with our fund and reserves which are much bigger if compared to other states, along with the remuneration from the state sales tax (SST) that we get from Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas). Hence, in Sarawak our local folks does not feel much burdened by the slowdown of the economy.