RM325.5 mln from interest, investment returns

The federal government's nonrevenue receipts category, receipts and contributions for next year is also estimated at RM426.1 million, an increase of RM6.1 million as to the original estimate in 2016. The interest and investment returns are expected to contribute RM325.5 million compared to RM302.5 million in 2016.

Musa also said the state government remained committed to ensure that the well-being and interest of the people were well looked after and that it would continue to implement effective and productive spending measures to meet the expenditure needs of the state.

Under supply expenditure for 2017, the government has allocated RM3,784.73 million, which is an increase of RM294.34 million (8.43 percent) compared with the estimates for 2016 of RM3,490.39 million.

He said out of the amount, he proposed to allocate a total of RM721.23 million for emoluments, RM1,244.54 million for recurrent expenditures and RM1,818.96 million for special expenditures.

Musa also proposed an allocation of RM1,188.52 million for development expenditure in 2017.

The sum consists of state fund totalling RM828.48 million and federal fund of RM360.04 million, he said.

“The state fund involves an increase of RM129.4 million or 18.5 percent compared with the original estimate for 2016 of RM698.99 million,” he said.

The federal fund under the development expenditures estimate amounts to RM360.04 million comprising the federal reimbursable of RM50.48 million and federal loan of RM309.56 million.

Musa also mentioned that the state government would continue to focus on providing allocation for the development of the economic sector.

The distribution of the development expenditure by major sector in 2017 are RM457.88 million (55.3 percent) for economic; RM313.46 million (37.8 percent) for social; and RM57.14 million (6.9 percent) for general administration.

In his budget speech, Musa iterated that the focal point of next year's state budget was the prosperity and well-being of the people.

“The state government will continue to upgrade development of infrastructures and basic amenities such as providing and upgrading road network system, treated water supply and construction of social amenities in the urban and rural areas in an inclusive manner,” he said.

He also expressed that the state government was committed to accelerate the development of the agriculture, tourism and manufacturing sectors that were productive and with high valueadded potential in order to boost the state's economy and revenue.

He added that to ensure the roles, responsibilities and delivery system of the government's implementing agencies ran smoothly, the total allocation for the supply expenditure for next year was RM3,784.73 million, while the total allocation given for the development expenditure was RM828.48 million. The 2017 supply and development allocation distribution by ministry are:

The Finance Ministry has been allocated RM1,527.41 million (Supply) and RM10 million (Development); Infrastructure Development Ministry was allocated RM676.97 million (Supply) and RM254.02 million (Development); Chief Minister's Department was allocated RM467.11 million (Supply) and RM189.25 million (Development); Agriculture and Food Industry Ministry was allocated RM292.2 million (Supply) and RM122.31 (Development); Community Development and Consumer Affairs Ministry was allocated RM138.40 million (Supply) and RM6.32 million (Development); Tourism, Culture and Environment Ministry was allocated RM111.98 million (Supply) and RM22.27 million (Development); Local Government and Housing was allocated RM83.05 million (Supply) and RM17.2 million (Development); Resource Development and Information Technology Ministry was allocated RM87.41 million (Supply) and RM4.15 million (Development); Rural Development Ministry was allocated RM71.19 million (Supply) and RM173.22 million (Development); Youth and Sports Ministry was allocated RM65.95 million (Supply) and RM15.35 million (Development); and the Industrial Development Ministry was allocated RM15.24 million (Supply) and RM14.39 million (Development).

Non-ministerial expenditure and charged expenditures were both given supply expenditure allocation of RM27.69 million and RM210.13 million, respectively.