tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30322670.post7789118347082823251..comments2024-01-23T09:45:17.135-08:00Comments on Tangents: Restless Musings Of A Malay Mind: KEDAH STATE GOVERNMENT BANKRUPT? Or Just Run Out Of Logging Money?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03238867141039750843noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30322670.post-66314312199417399902013-04-12T05:17:38.676-07:002013-04-12T05:17:38.676-07:00More accurately, the size of federal revenues far ...More accurately, the size of federal revenues far outstrip state ones.<br /><br />The federal government has had history in pulling funding out, namely in Sabah between 1990 to 1994, with devastating effects.<br /><br />@faizu<br /><br />If the feds can barely increase federal revenue at single-digit growth rates, what chance does the state government have of doing the same? 6% revenue growth of a very small revenue stream is still a small amount.<br /><br />So long as the Constitution reserves as few powers as possible for state governments, expect the federal one to continue to hold the highly centralised levers of power.<br /><br />Finally, other state governments have had fiscal issues themselves, but have been bailed out by the federal government over and over again. That this hasn't happened in Kedah is more a result of partisan witholding of funds than anything else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30322670.post-1267586865942574012013-03-03T01:50:10.271-08:002013-03-03T01:50:10.271-08:00Stupid Anon 5.52am . Who says only Federal governm...Stupid Anon 5.52am . Who says only Federal government collect taxes? Quit rent (Cukai Tanah)go to state. Assessment rate (Cukai Pintu)goes to the respective local council (Majlis Daerah or Dewan Bandaran/Bandaraya).X-mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30322670.post-83997133526006789192013-02-25T20:28:29.426-08:002013-02-25T20:28:29.426-08:00ours is fed sys right. but c'mon. you're s...ours is fed sys right. but c'mon. you're supposed to be the smart ones.<br /><br />appoint another "pemandu" or "penasihat ekonomi". think out of the box, create new sources of income for the state.<br /><br />faizu<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30322670.post-23538811283103365812013-02-20T05:53:40.661-08:002013-02-20T05:53:40.661-08:00Ours is a Federal System of government where only ...Ours is a Federal System of government where only Putrajaya has the rights to collect taxes. It is the duty of the Federal Government to ensure that the State Government does not go bankrupt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30322670.post-85054255026428330472013-02-20T05:52:56.731-08:002013-02-20T05:52:56.731-08:00Ours is a Federal System of government where only ...Ours is a Federal System of government where only Putrajaya has the rights to collect taxes. It is the duty of the Federal Government to ensure that the State Government does not go bankrupt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30322670.post-42906865657182279922013-02-14T18:27:57.739-08:002013-02-14T18:27:57.739-08:00100m to spare the forests? What and which "f...100m to spare the forests? What and which "forests" ni? Habih balah dah dia tebang nak selamatkan apa lagi? Oghang tua ni walaupun garang memang dah nyanyok nampaknya.<br /><br />AYAHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com