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Sabah Assembly approves RM1.6 billion supplementary budget
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Sabah Assembly approves RM1.6 billion supplementary budget

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

Translated from Malay, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Official statement Approved/passed
  • The Sabah State Legislative Assembly unanimously approved a Supplementary Supply Bill for 2026, totaling RM1.6 billion.
  • The funds will cover additional state government expenditure needs until the end of the year.
  • The bill's approval ensures the government can respond to current needs while maintaining fiscal discipline.

The Sabah State Legislative Assembly has unanimously approved the Supplementary Supply Bill for 2026, allocating RM1.6 billion to meet additional state government expenditure requirements for the remainder of the year. The bill passed after deliberation by 42 assembly members.

The annual budget is prepared in line with the policies, priorities, revenue projections, expenditure needs, and the best information available at the time.

— Datuk Seri Masidi ManjunExplaining the process of budget preparation and the necessity of supplementary allocations.

Sabah Finance Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun explained that the Supplementary Budget Estimate (ASP) serves as a financial mechanism under the state government's financial management procedures. It addresses expenditure needs that could not be fully determined when the 2026 Budget was initially prepared last December.

Masidi clarified that the presentation of the ASP should not be interpreted as a failure or weakness in the original 2026 Budget planning. He stated that annual budgets are prepared based on the best available information regarding policies, priorities, revenue projections, and expenditure needs at the time.

In this regard, every additional request must go through a process of scrutiny and evaluation based on actual needs, spending performance, the financial capacity of the government, and its importance to service delivery and the welfare of the people.

— Datuk Seri Masidi ManjunDetailing the criteria for approving supplementary budget requests.

He further elaborated that each request for additional funds undergoes scrutiny and evaluation based on actual needs, spending performance, the state's financial capacity, and its importance to public service delivery and welfare. The ASP presented reflects the government's ability to respond responsibly to changing current needs without compromising fiscal discipline, accountability, and good financial governance principles.

Therefore, the ASP presented reflects the government's ability to act responsively and responsibly to changing current needs without setting aside the principles of fiscal discipline, accountability, and good financial governance.

— Datuk Seri Masidi ManjunConcluding remarks on the Supplementary Budget Estimate.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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