KUCHING, May 4 -- Sarawak's revenue collection is projected to be more this year, surpassing the collection of RM13.3 billion for last year, state Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg said tonight.

He said based on the collection in the first three months of this year, it is possible that the revenue collection will be more than what was collected in 2023.

"When we have that kind of revenue, we will re-invest in strategic projects that will catapult our Gross Domestic Products (GDP) as well as to give space to new business opportunities in the state," he said during the Dewan Usahawan Bumiputera Sarawak (DUBS) Hari Raya Aidilfitri gathering here.

He noted that in the past, the state's revenue collection hovered around RM6 billion.

"But ...