MA63 technical committee meeting set for July 15 in Sabah
State Finance Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun has dismissed claims that Sabah has been dragging its feet on the matter.
He said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor had sent two letters to the relevant authorities, both as a reminder and an offer for Sabah to host the next JKTPA-MA63 meeting.
The committee is chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.
On May 28, a meeting was held between the MA63 Technical Committee and both the Sabah and Sarawak governments.
"It is not accurate to say that we've been quiet or have forgotten about it.
"But I think the deputy prime minister probably requested a change of date as he was unable to attend on June 30," he said, adding that the new tentative date is July 15.
Masidi was speaking to reporters after the SMJ Energy Networking dinner last night.
The meeting is aimed at enforcing Sabah's entitlement to 40 per cent of federal revenue derived from the state, a right stipulated in the Federal Constitution and the Malaysia Agreement, but which has remained unfulfilled since 1974.
Fadillah has said that MA63-related demands must be discussed at the committee level before they can be presented to the federal cabinet for policy decisions.
Masidi said the matter should conclude soon, as there had been "enough talk."
On the full hearing of Sabah's revenue entitlement set for July 7, which coincides with the state legislative sitting for the supplementary budget, Masidi said it was "a healthy exercise."
The leave application for a judicial review of the matter was filed by the Sabah Law Society in 2022.
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