“Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional’s base would be pleased as long as the economy is well-managed. The generosity for Sabah and Sarawak should endear Anwar’s government to East Malaysians and remove excuses for East Malaysian parties to back any attempt to change the government,” he added.

“Tahun ini sahaja 334 peserta berpendapatan bawah RM3,000 mendapat manfaat itu berbanding 236 tahun lepas. Esok kita juga akan buat lagi serahan bantuan di Banting,” katanya hari ini.

Amirudin also cautioned against the rise of extreme identity politics that could potentially ignite racial division within the state and country.

“If we increase our contribution from 0.4 per cent to 0.5 per cent to the national GDP, it would raise our share of contribution from 25 per cent to 26 per cent,” he told reporters after delivering his New Year’s resolution speech at the state secretariat here today.

“Kita gunakan mesin. Jika guna bom peledak, akan beri kesan kepada kejiranan di sekitar stadium. Jadi proses ambil masa kerana banyak kerja dilakukan,” katanya.