Jumlah Royalti Minyak Mac 1990 – 2008 (RM Billion)
Kerajaan Persekutuan: RM33.3 , Sarawak: RM11.9 , Sabah: RM3.4 , Terenganu: RM18
“Hasil minyak yang dapat dicarigali daripada telaga2 minyak yang terdapat di perairan negeri2 yg saya sebut kan sebentar tadi termasuk di kawasan luar milk negeri2 berkenaan”
Sarawak : RM11.9 Bilion (For 18 years) = 5% Oil Royalty. 100% divide with 5 = 20
RM11.9 Billion x 20 (100%) = RM238 Billion (Actual income for 8 years!!)
RM13.2 Billion average per year but we only get RM0.66 Billion per year based on 5% Royalty
Petroleum Development Act 1974 has been signed in 1976 by Tun Rahman Yaakub in his capacity as Chief Minister of Sarawak on behalf of Sarawak Government and the Peoples of Sarawak. Fast forward, 36 years later, the 5% Royalty has yet to be review!