KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said the federal government will not appeal the High Court ruling affirming Sabah’s constitutional right to 40 per cent of federal revenue collected from the state, reflecting the government’s commitment to uphold the Federal Constitution.

Speaking in the Dewan Rakyat, he said Treasury Secretary-General Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican has already written to the Sabah State Secretary, requesting that negotiations on the special grant begin immediately to avoid further delays.

“In fact, today, the Secretary-General of the Treasury has written to the Sabah State Secretary requesting that negotiations begin immediately to ensure there is no further delay.

“Let me clarify this to avoid confusion. Some have interpreted the Attorney General’s decision to file an appeal as an attempt to challenge Sabah’s 40 per cent entitlement. I must stress again that there is no appeal against Sabah’s 40 per cent special grant.

“What is being appealed relates only to what we regard as errors in the reasoning of the judgment, not its main decision,” he said. - malaymail

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