Kota Kinabalu: Parti Kerjasama Anak Negeri (Anak Negeri) Central Committee will submit a comprehensive proposal to Sabah Chief Minister and the Prime Minister, detailing a two-track approach to resolve federal compliance regarding the court decision on 40 per cent constitutional net revenue entitlement.
As part of this initiative, Anak Negeri has submitted a memorandum to Datuk Roger Chin (Nominated State Assemblyman and former President of the Sabah Law Society) with a copy sent to the Sabah Chief Minister.
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President Datuk Henrynus Amin said, his discussion with Datuk Roger Chin recently on payment strategy was very fruitful.
He disclosed that the party has met earlier with Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Mustapha Sakmud to formally convey the party’s stance on Sabah’s 40 per cent financial entitlement.
The proposed, a two-track approach are about timeline and payment mechanism.
Henrynus said, under the party’s proposed of two-track approach, the timeline is split into two distinct categories regardless of the actual quantum to be agreed by the state and federal government:
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Track 1: Arrears (1974 – 2021) – As the core subject of the SLS legal challenge, the party proposes that these historical claims should continue to be resolved through the formal court process.
Track 2: Current Entitlements (2022 – Present) – The party proposes that the Federal Government should bypass lengthy court delays for recent years and immediately negotiate and pay the state’s ongoing constitutional entitlements.
Henrynus also mentioned about two-tier payment structure to ease federal fiscal concerns regarding massive, immediate lump-sum payouts to the state.
Anak Negeri suggested a strategic two-tier payment system for the agreed amounts which is 50 percent cash grant paid directly to the Sabah State Government.
He said the 50 per cent Federal Service Credit, treated as a federal debt payable annually. To ensure maximum utility for the state, these funds will not revert to the Federal Government if they go unused within a specific fiscal year.
“Anak Negeri expressed strong confidence that the Pakatan Harapan (PH) Unity Government under Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and the Sabah State government under Chief Minister DSP Hajiji Noor will resolve the 40 per cent revenue issue within months, rather than years.
Henrynus has reiterated Anak Negeri’s unwavering support for Sabah’s 40 per cent revenue rights saying that during its recent Central Committee meeting, the party expressed its full support efforts taken by the Sabah State Government to secure its 40 per cent constitutional net revenue entitlement.
The party urged all Sabah political parties, civil societies and the general public to stand firmly behind the Sabah Chief Minister and the state government in ongoing negotiations with the Federal Government.
”All Sabahans should be united and seen to be united, rather than politically divided over the 40 per cent issue,” Henrynus stressed.
He reminded all quarters that Sabah successfully won its court case through the Sabah Law Society (SLS).
Therefore, the issue is no longer about proving state rights, but rather how to implement the court’s decision.
“Anak Negeri fully understands the legal process and urges all stakeholders to respect the court’s ruling,” he added.
