KUALA LUMPUR: Sabah and Sarawak will receive RM6.7 billion and RM5.9 billion respectively in development funds under the 2025 Budget.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim who tabled the 2025 Budget (Belanjawan 2025) today also said Sabah and Sarawak's Interim Special Grants rates will also be increased to RM600 million each.
Anwar said the allocations were the highest among all states.
Last year, the government allocated RM5.8 billion for Sarawak and RM6.6 billion for Sabah. while their Interim Special Grants rates were also increased to RM300 million each.