Gov't to make adjustments to channel oil royalty: Wan Azizah

TUARAN: The federal government will make adjustments to channel the oil royalty to the petroleum producing states in the country, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.
She said the federal government was very committed to fulfilling its promise to channel the oil royalty as stated in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) manifesto during the 14th General Election (GE14).
"The government will see how best to fulfill that pledge, including taking into account the country's revenue," she told reporters after officiating the 'Sekeluarga Tolak Pornografi (SToP)' or Whole Family Rejects Pornography Seminar at the Institute of Teacher Education, Kent campus, here today.
During the question-and-answer session in Parliament recently, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad assured that the government would uphold its promises in the PH manifesto during the GE14 and was committed to fulfilling them.
He had said these included the pledge to give a 20% royalty to petroleum producing states in the country. — Bernama