Submit official claim for 40% tax revenue payment to Putrajaya, Ewon urges Sabah


KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Ewon Benedick has urged the Sabah government to register the state's official claim with the Federal Government over the payment of the 40% tax revenue it owes to Sabah.

The Upko president said the state had never formally submitted a request to demand Putrajaya settle the tax payment Sabah is entitled to under the Federal Constitution.

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