2020 Economic Stimulus Package
KUCHING: The 2020 Economic Stimulus Package is just another joke to Sarawakians, implied Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang.
He said the RM20 billion packages for the whole nation was not even comparable to how much Sarawak have been giving to Malaya annually.
“When (the current interim Prime Minister) Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad became the Prime Minister 22 years ago, one Singapore dollar was equivalent to one Malaysian Ringgit.
“After Tun M stepped down as prime minister, one Singapore dollar was equivalent to two Malaysian Ringgit.
“Today, one Singapore dollar is equivalent to three Malaysian Ringgit and on top of that, Sarawak has been contributing RM92 billion to Malaya annually,” he said adding that the money was a waste of Sarawak’s asset when looking at the nation’s current state of affairs.
He said this to New Sarawak Tribune yesterday when asked to comment on Putrajaya’s announcement that it will allocate RM2 billion for the immediate implementation of small infrastructure repair and upgrading projects nationwide especially in rural areas in its 2020 Economic Stimulus Package.
Lo added that it would be better for Putrajaya to fulfill the promises stated in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) manifesto instead of coming up with new promises.
“Just acknowledges Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63); right the wrongs, correct all those violations of MA63 and give Sarawak back the rights to our oil and gas.
“Enough of the lies and promises, the rakyat (people) are fed up (with the empty promises)!” he said.
