Sarawak govt to take Petronas to court if 5pc sale tax not paid | Malay Mail

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BINTULU, Sept 29 — Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg today said the state government is prepared to go to court to get its share of revenue from Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), if the oil company does not pay the 5 per cent sales tax on the export of petroleum and...

Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg says the state government does not fear Petronas in a court battle. — Bernama pic

“We do not want to lose out in our fight to get our share of the revenue because oil and gas resources belong to us,” he said at the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a 30km Tatau-Kuala Tatau road in Bintulu. “If Sarawak slips off our hands, and into the hands of outsiders, it will be useless for us to cry, even if we shed tears of blood,” he said.

 

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