KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 -- The Auditor-General's Report for the year 2022, focusing on the financial statements of federal agencies, revealed that the combined asset position of 130 federal agencies reached RM2,491.931 billion as of December 31, 2022.

The report said this signified an uptick of RM82.861 billion or 3.4 per cent compared to the asset position documented in 2021, which stood at RM2,409.070 billion.

"The liabilities position for 130 federal agencies reached RM903.613 billion, showing an increase of RM119.896 billion (15.3 per cent) compared to the liabilities in 2021, which amounted to RM783.717 billion," it said.

The report said a collective sum of RM27.034 billion in operational and development grants was distributed to 86...