• 2 months ago
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof has expressed his gratitude to the prime minister for the attention given to Sabah and Sarawak in Budget 2025.

He also said this budget prioritises the rakyat's standard of living and increasing the country's revenue, which is important to continue upholding the country's dignity.


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00:00Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu'alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.
00:04Thank you to the media for the coverage today.
00:08I think today's budget is quite big.
00:11It was announced by the Prime Minister.
00:14If we follow the schedule, it's more than two and a half hours.
00:19So for that, I think this budget is a budget that focuses on the people.
00:26That is, to ensure that the people raise their voices and uphold their rights.
00:31The main focus is on the well-being of the people,
00:35the protection of the vulnerable groups,
00:37to improve the basic infrastructure,
00:40to deal with the crisis,
00:42to deal with poverty,
00:44which is corruption.
00:45And the focus is also to raise the ceiling,
00:48which means to increase the country's income,
00:50so that we can at the same time,
00:52to raise the level of the people's lives.
00:59That's why it was announced earlier,
01:01in terms of assistance to those in need,
01:04wages, salaries, and so on,
01:06everything was announced earlier.
01:08So, we also focus on fiscal responsibility,
01:13and to take good care of it,
01:15and to increase the efficiency,
01:18especially of public services.
01:20And this is important for us to see,
01:22so that we can continue to strengthen our country.
01:26In the context, my responsibility is also to take care of the people of Sabah and Sarawak.
01:31I would like to thank the Minister,
01:34for the announcement of the use rate for Sabah and Sarawak,
01:376.7 billion,
01:39and 5.9 billion.
01:44Likewise, if we look at the increase in the private sector,
01:48in the past, this year,
01:50300 million per country,
01:53was increased to 600 million per country,
01:56starting next year.
01:59Infra, Sabah-Sarawak,
02:01has also been approved,
02:02to get a share of the physical development,
02:07between Sabah, Sarawak, and Semenanjung.
02:10Package, 17 packages,
02:12including the first phase of Sabah,
02:14has also been issued by SST,
02:16with a value contract of 9.7 billion.
02:19The Sarawak Payment Bonus is expected to be ready by November 2024,
02:22with a total cost of 25.1 billion.
02:26The second phase,
02:29for Sarawak-Sabah-Jerud,
02:31with 7.4 billion.
02:33Two packages have already been approved,
02:35while the other packages are expected to be at the end of this year.
02:39While the expansion of the Tawau airfield,
02:43and also Miri,
02:45has a total cost of 253 million.
02:49The Sarawak Government and the Government,
02:52have agreed to jointly build,
02:54the Cancer Hospital in Kuching,
02:58with a value of 1 billion.
03:02The other things,
03:03are for convenience,
03:05to increase the market in Sabah and Sarawak,
03:08especially the BSN Bank,
03:11the moving plane,
03:12clean water supply,
03:13electricity outside the city,
03:15including 5,150 houses in Sabah and Sarawak,
03:19with a cost of 500 million.
03:23And for our government,
03:24Petra,
03:25Alhamdulillah,
03:26we have received a little additional needs,
03:29a total of 4.95 billion,
03:32where the managing expenditure is 362.674 million,
03:37with a cost of 4.59 billion.
03:41Where the focus is,
03:42for the flood prevention program,
03:46and also,
03:49which has been successfully prepared so far,
03:53with a value of 540 million,
03:5612 projects,
03:59with a cost of 3 billion,
04:01after the SST has been issued,
04:03and everything is expected,
04:05so far, according to the schedule.
04:07Among them are,
04:08RTB Damansara River,
04:10RTB Likas River,
04:12Kota Kinabalu,
04:13RTB Triang River,
04:14Berapahang,
04:15RTB Tepuh and Bengol River,
04:18Kuala Nerus,
04:19Terengganu,
04:20and also the development of the Bespadu River,
04:22the Kelantan River,
04:23Phase 2.
04:25For,
04:28the flood disaster,
04:30one of the special provisions is 150 million.
04:34This is together with PBT and so on,
04:37for us to ensure a more smooth water flow,
04:41where we have to maintain irrigation,
04:43rivers to be cleaned,
04:46corrected, and so on.
04:48This is expected to reduce the risk of flooding,
04:51especially in the rainy season,
04:55which is getting wider.
04:56The Net Energy Metering Program,
05:00continues until 30 June 2025,
05:04this is to add more solar on the dam,
05:09and there are many other programs,
05:12including programs under NETER,
05:15one of them is Floating Solar,
05:19which means solar on the water,
05:21in the Kenyir River,
05:23in cooperation with Petronas and TNP.
05:27This program will be a dam,
05:29which will generate about 500 MW,
05:33and also to produce hydrogen and so on.
05:36This is one of the dams under the NETER.
05:39Okay?
05:40Alright?

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