07-12-2022, 10:16 AM
Sarawak’s push for LHDN rep ‘shows distrust of Putrajaya’
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PETALING JAYA: Sarawak’s push for a representative on the Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) shows the “distrust” the state has for the federal government, according to political observers.
They say it is also because the federal ruling coalitions have been unstable over the last few years, with their hold on power heavily dependent on the support of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS).
They say it is also because the federal ruling coalitions have been unstable over the last few years, with their hold on power heavily dependent on the support of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS).
Political analyst Awang Azman Pawi of Universiti Malaya said the move for a Sarawak representative on the LHDN board was among five remaining demands under the Malaysia Agreement 1963.
It was never pursued all these years and “is only being done now when the prime minister is dependent on the support of GPS to stay in power,” he told FMT.
“I am sure Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob wants Sarawak to continue being on his side, failing which his government will fall.
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