Sarawak names rep to sit on LHDN board to monitor federal revenue

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PETALING JAYA: Sarawak has submitted the name of its candidate to sit on the Internal Revenue Board (LHDN) to ensure the state receives the right amount of annual special grant under Article 112D of the Federal Constitution, said premier Abang Johari Openg.

According to a report in the Dayak Daily, he said this was the latest progress in the state’s demands for its rights under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) and the Inter-Governmental Committee Report.

“If we have a representative on the board, we will know how much revenue the country generates. Then from there, we will know the amount that the federal government can give to us,” Abang Johari was quoted as saying after an Aidiladha event in Kuching yesterday.

“If the financial position is not so good, it is also not right for us to pressure them. But if it is based on a formula, it will be easy.”


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Sarawak’s push for LHDN rep ‘shows distrust of Putrajaya’

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).

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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