Johor gets more federal funds than Selangor, says economist

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GEORGE TOWN: Johor received a higher budget allocation for 2022 than Selangor, says an economist, who rejected the notion that Johor had been sidelined in terms of federal funds.

Barjoyai Bardai of Universiti Tun Abdul Razak told FMT that Johor topped the list of budget allocations to states. It received an allocation of RM865 million, more than Selangor, which received RM852 million.

“So, Johor has not been sidelined in the budget allocation,” he said, adding that the states that received the lowest allocations were Perlis at RM138 million and Kelantan at RM331 million.

Another economist, Yeah Kim Leng of Sunway University, said the federal government allocates funds to the states based on their per capita income.

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