KOTA KINABALU: Upko is all
for any move by the State Government to discuss the possibility of increasing
the oil royalty with the Federal Government together with the other oil
producing states.
Its Secretary General Datuk
Wilfred Madius Tangau, in a statement here Wednesday, said in fact Upko had
recommended to the Barisan Nasional (BN) to include an increment of 20 per cent
in oil royalty for the 13th General Election manifesto.
"So instead of waiting
to be returned (as government) in the general election, the BN (as the present
ruling party) should just go ahead and implement the increase in oil royalty.
"In our submission to the BN headquarters, we have suggested an increase
of 20 per cent and that is a good starting point for discussion," he said.
Tangau said Upko felt it was
refreshing that both Sabah and Sarawak were making the move to work out an
acceptable formula towards a new formula for oil royalty revenue sharing.
"Upko is confident that
under the 1Malaysia: People First, Performance Now" concept, the Najib
administration will consider the proposal positively. "If there is any
move by the State Government to table a bill in the State Assembly to this
effect, the vote of all the six Upko state assemblymen is assured," he
said.
Hello Fellow Sabahan,
ReplyDeleteJangan percaya dengan porposal UPKO to...itu hanya sekadar Umpan pilihanraya. kalau diorang mampu buat dari dulu lagi sudah buat. ini tidak, apabila pilihan raya sudah dekat, baaaru timbul perkara ini..itu sebenar menampakkan mereka betul-betul panik sekarang..mereka tidak boleh kita harapkan lagi, ibarat " HARAPKAN PAGAR,PAGAR MEMBAWA REBAH"...
kita rakyat SABAH boleh berdiri sendiri...!
Isu mengenai royalti ini rasanya sudah pun dicadangankan untuk dikaji semula. Harap akan memberikan berita positif kepda penduduk Sabah mengenai royalti ini.
ReplyDeleteDialu-alukan untuk kenaikan kadar royalti minyak tu. kalau jadi realiti, memang sangat baguslah.
ReplyDeletebuat masa ini, bolehlah cadangkan berapa banyak royalti yang perlu dinaikkan.. tapi bila keputusan diumumkan, jangan pula persoalkan atau mempertikaikan keputusan itu kerana kerajaan juga perlu mempertimbangkan banyak perkara sebelum menetapkan jumlah royalti minyak ini..
ReplyDeletemoga Sabah akan dpt kenaikan royalti minyak.
ReplyDeleteUpko is all for any move by the State Government to discuss the possibility of increasing the oil royalty with the Federal Government together with the other oil producing states.
ReplyDeleteWe should wait and see how the discussion between the federal and state government of Sabah, Sarawak, Kelantan dan Terrenganu goes after this.
Hopefully Sabah can get higher oil royalties after the negotiation.
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