KOTA KINABALU, Oct. 23 -- Kota Kinabalu MP Datuk Chan Foong Hin has called on the federal government to disclose the actual amount of federal revenue collected from Sabah to promote transparency and good faith in the ongoing review of the state's 40 per cent revenue entitlement.

Chan, who is also the deputy plantation and commodities minister, said the information would prevent "misunderstanding or misrepresentation" and promote accountability as both the federal and state governments work toward resolving the long-standing issue of special grants owed to Sabah under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63).

"It is timely for the Ministry of Finance to disclose the actual amount of federal revenue collected from Sabah, to promote transparency...