The state economy has to grow at an unrealistic 15 percent or more to meet the NEM target of US$15,000 per capita income by 2020.
According to the Federation of Sabah Manufacturers (FSM), the recently-announced New Economic Model (NEM) targets set for 2020 are an impossibility for the state.
At best, the benefits to the state are expected to be indirect, tied to the country's overall performance and hinge on the federal government pumping in funds to build up the state's infrastructure especially in the area of tourism, education, aquaculture and other revenue-oriented sectors.
The FSM is not entirely alone in its pessimism about the NEM and the prospects for Sabah with Malaysian Institute of Economic Research Research Fellow from Sabah, Pang Teck Wai not ruling out the 1Malaysia agenda breaking apart if the NEM fails.
No comments:
Post a Comment