KOTA BARU – The federal government has channeled RM400 million in petroleum payments to the Kelantan government for 2020 and 2021, said Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.
He said the payments were given directly to the state government based on 5% of the state’s petroleum revenue.
Two payments of RM200 million were made for last year and 2020.
“This payment was made directly, 100% channelled to the state government based on the current price of petroleum,” he told reporters after a briefing on Budget 2022 with Kelantan civil servants in Kota Darulnaim here today.
Tengku Zafrul said the amount was a multi-fold increase from the amount paid in 2019, which was RM28 million.
Also present were Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob and his deputy Datuk Mohd Amar Abdullah.
In another development, Tengku Zafrul said the government had allocated RM2.39 billion this year for the implementation of 351 development projects in Kelantan, compared to RM1.8 billion, involving 340 projects last year.
The projects included the construction of the Palekbang bridge, costing RM250 million; Mesra Rakyat projects costing RM102 million, and the expansion of Sultan Ismail Petra Airport, costing RM483 million, he added. – Bernama, January 16, 2022
