KOTA KINABALU, Dec. 4 -- Sabah's 2026 Budget is expected to be tabled on December 12.

Deputy Chief Minister II and Finance Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun said the state is prepared to present the Budget despite declining global commodity prices and limited preparation time.

He said the diligence and early preparations undertaken by officers in the state Ministry of Finance, before the dissolution of the State Legislative Assembly, eased the drafting process.

"We are prepared to present the Budget on December 12, my first major duty since assuming the portfolio," he told reporters at his office, here, Wednesday.

Masidi said the Budget would continue to prioritise infrastructure development and welfare programmes for low-income Sabahans, ...