Govt plans to reform development expenditure allocation based on states’ needs, says Economy Ministry

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 30 — The government plans to reform federal development expenditure by moving away from a historical spending-based approach towards a model that prioritises equity and efficiency to narrow regional productivity gaps.

The Economy Ministry said the main focus was to trim the productivity gap between less-developed states and the national average.

“Annual increases in allocations under Budget 2027 do not necessarily mean that states receiving smaller allocations are underperforming compared with more developed states.

“Instead, these states may be more capable of diversifying their local economies by leveraging existing resources,” the ministry stated in a reply to the Dewan Rakyat today.

The ministry was responding to Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar (PN-Kemaman) on targets to narrow regional productivity gaps and mechanisms for allocating development funds based on the needs of states and their people.

The Economy Ministry said structural economic imbalances between states posed a threat to national competitiveness.

“If left unaddressed, regions lagging in production capacity will continue to widen the country’s productivity gap.

“Therefore, federal development allocations must serve as a key fiscal stimulus to address infrastructure deficits, technology gaps and labour market weaknesses in less-developed states, towards sustainable regional economic convergence,” it said. — Bernama

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吉隆坡，10月30日讯——政府计划改革联邦发展支出，摒弃以往以支出为基础的方式，转而采用以公平和效率为优先的模式，以缩小区域生产力差距。

经济部表示，主要目标是缩小欠发达地区与全国平均水平之间的生产力差距。

“2027 年预算案中拨款的年度增长并不一定意味着拨款较少的邦与较发达的邦相比表现不佳。

“相反，这些州可能更有能力通过利用现有资源来实现地方经济多元化，”该部今天在回复下议院时表示。

该部回应了拿督斯里艾哈迈德·萨姆苏里·莫克塔尔博士（国盟-克马曼）提出的缩小区域生产力差距的目标，以及根据各州及其人民的需求分配发展资金的机制。

经济部表示，各州之间结构性的经济失衡对国家竞争力构成威胁。

“如果不加以解决，生产能力落后的地区将继续扩大该国的生产力差距。”

“因此，联邦发展拨款必须作为一项关键的财政刺激措施，以解决欠发达州的基础设施不足、技术差距和劳动力市场薄弱问题，从而实现可持续的区域经济融合。”——马新社

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