Sabah and Sarawak still among poorest states, says minister
Published on: Thursday, June 16, 2022
By: Jonathan Nicholas
The highest increases in poverty are recorded in Sabah, Kelantan, Sarawak and Kedah, says the de-facto economic minister, Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed. (Bernama file pic)
Kota Kinabalu: Households in Sabah and Sarawak as well as the northern and eastern regions of the peninsula experience slower progress in regaining employment and income.
This was said by the de-facto economic minister, Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed, according to a recent World Bank report.
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He said that in 2020, the GDP-per-capita gap between the central region of the country (namely, the Klang Valley, Negeri Sembilan and Melaka) as compared to Sabah and Sarawak were 2.7 per cent and 1.3 per cent respectively.
“In the 12th Malaysia Plan, we have made it our aim to reduce the gap to 2.5 per cent for Sabah and 1.2 per cent for Sarawak. This is a modest goal which I believe we can achieve," Mustapa said today.
“The highest increases in poverty were recorded in these states that have been left behind, namely Sabah, Kelantan, Sarawak and Kedah. We have been trying our best to mitigate this."
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