'Oil-producing states should get stakes, too'
Published: May 7, 2014 7:19 AM | Updated: May 7, 2014 8:23 AM
PAS has urged all oil-producing states to emulate the Sarawak government in tabling a motion in its legislative assembly to urge the federal government to raise oil royalty from five to 20 percent.
PAS has urged all oil-producing states to emulate the Sarawak government in tabling a motion in its legislative assembly to urge the federal government to raise oil royalty from five to 20 percent.
Lauding the Sarawak government's “courage”, PAS vice president Husam Musa said that the states should go a step further by demanding stakes in national petroleum company Petronas.
“The passing of the motion in the Sarawak legislative assembly to seek an increase of oil royalty to 20 percent is important and will pave the way for the restructuring of the national petroleum industry.
“I laud the Sarawak government's bravery and hope that all three oil-producing states can do the same.
“I also propose that all oil-producing states which are also poor states, also demand for equity in Petronas comparable to the federal government to ensure oil wealth is distributed equitably,” he said in a statement.
Husam (left) was commenting on a motion unanimously passed in the Sarawak assembly yesterday, which called on the federal government to raise oil royalty from five to 20 percent.
Oil-producing states are Sabah, Sarawak, Terengganu, Kelantan and Pahang. Pahang is the latest addition to the list following to a discovery off its shores in 2012.
Husam, who is Salor assemblyperson and former Kelantan executive council member, is on the forefront in the battle to obtain oil royalty for the state.
The federal government is refusing to pay Kelantan royalty, claiming that the petroleum is more than three nautical mile off its shores.
Perkasa: Sabah, S'wak need the money
Meanwhile, Malay rights pressure group Perkasa also urged royalty to be raised for all-producing states to ease infrastructure costs.
Its president Ibrahim Ali (below) said that the royalty has not been raised from the start and raise to 20 percent is a reasonable demand which should be considered.
“States like Sarawak and Sabah are large states which require a lot of funding for infrastructure projects like highways or even roads to villages, as well as raising the natives' still backward socio-economic standards.
“The call for 20 percent oil royalty is reasonable and should be considered,” Ibrahim said, in a separate statement.
Lauding the Sarawak government's “courage”, PAS vice president Husam Musa said that the states should go a step further by demanding stakes in national petroleum company Petronas.“The passing of the motion in the Sarawak legislative assembly to seek an increase of oil royalty to 20 percent is important and will pave the way for the restructuring of the national petroleum industry.
“I laud the Sarawak government's bravery and hope that all three oil-producing states can do the same.
“I also propose that all oil-producing states which are also poor states, also demand for equity in Petronas comparable to the federal government to ensure oil wealth is distributed equitably,” he said in a statement.
Husam (left) was commenting on a motion unanimously passed in the Sarawak assembly yesterday, which called on the federal government to raise oil royalty from five to 20 percent.Oil-producing states are Sabah, Sarawak, Terengganu, Kelantan and Pahang. Pahang is the latest addition to the list following to a discovery off its shores in 2012.
Husam, who is Salor assemblyperson and former Kelantan executive council member, is on the forefront in the battle to obtain oil royalty for the state.
The federal government is refusing to pay Kelantan royalty, claiming that the petroleum is more than three nautical mile off its shores.
Perkasa: Sabah, S'wak need the money
Meanwhile, Malay rights pressure group Perkasa also urged royalty to be raised for all-producing states to ease infrastructure costs.
Its president Ibrahim Ali (below) said that the royalty has not been raised from the start and raise to 20 percent is a reasonable demand which should be considered.
“States like Sarawak and Sabah are large states which require a lot of funding for infrastructure projects like highways or even roads to villages, as well as raising the natives' still backward socio-economic standards.
“The call for 20 percent oil royalty is reasonable and should be considered,” Ibrahim said, in a separate statement.
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