Kuala Lampur, Sept. 17 -- The federal government's financial situation has not recovered enough for it to pay Sabah and Sarawak everything the two states are due, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said.

Lim explained that while the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration wished for both states to receive all that they are entitled to get, the damage the Barisan Nasional (BN) caused to public coffers made this difficult at the moment.

"For instance we want to see Sabah and Sarawak get what they rightfully actually deserve but if we do it now when we don't have the capacity, how can you talk about sharing prosperity when there's no prosperity to share," he told reporters after a dialogue on Budget 2020 here.

Lim was asked to respond to the Oppos...