PETALING JAYA: Proper negotiations must be held between the federal government and the Johor government over a Johor claim for a greater share of tax revenue, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said today.
Anwar, who is also finance minister, said federal spending on Johor was already among the highest in the country, including allocations for highway projects and the Johor-Singapore special economic zone, Bernama reported.
“These are all technical matters; it doesn’t really matter whether the money comes from the state or the federal government. What matters is that the money reaches the people … that is what is important to me,” he said. “What is important is whether the people fully receive the benefits from federal funds, district funds and state funds.”