Hajiji urged to increase state spending to spur Sabah's recovery


KOTA KINABALU: Opposition Sabah DAP is puzzled why Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor opted for a surplus state Budget 2022 when more funds could be allocated for economic revival.

Kota Kinabalu MP Chan Foong Hin said that there was no necessity to save now as the state government should be spending on public infrastructure works to revive the economy in post Covid-19.

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