00:00Negotiations between national oil company Petronas and Sarawak-owned Petros over the
00:07rights and distribution of gas resources must be done meticulously, former economy minister
00:13Rafizi Romney said. Rafizi, in the latest episode of his podcast Yang Berhenti Muntri,
00:19said if Sarawak's claim to gas resources is entertained without considering the existing
00:24overall financial structure, Petronas risk losing between 15 billion ringgit and 20
00:30billion ringgit a year.
00:32Petronas ni, dia membayar 30 billion, 35 billion setahun kepada kerajaan persekutuan.
00:40Dan daripada hasil kerajaan persekutuan, itu juga menampung dengan besar perbelanjaan Sarawak.
00:49Sekolah, hospital, kakitangan kerajaan, pencin jalan ni, semua persekutuan.
00:54Tentera semua ni kan, walaupun dia tak masuk ke poket kerajaan negeri Sarawak,
01:00dia kalau tak ada semua ni, maka banyak perkhidmatan kepada rakyat Sarawak tu tak ada tau.
01:07Jadi bayangkan, kalau tiba-tiba Petronas hilang 20 billion, maksudnya Petronas tidak lagi
01:15mampu bayar 35 billion dah. Jadi tiba-tiba kerajaan persekutuan hilang 20 billion, 30 billion
01:21daripada, apa nama ni, dividend Petronas.
01:26He said this could lead to a drop in the country's credit rating, which would significantly increase
01:31the government's borrowing costs.
01:3348 billion bayar interest hutang-hutang setiap tahun kan, itu pada kupon, maksudnya interest rate
01:41lebih kurang 4% sebenarnya. Kalau sovereign rating jatuh oleh kerana semua Petros, Petronas
01:47semua ni kan, daripada 48 billion tu dia mungkin jadi 60 billion setahun, tambah lagi 10 billion.
01:53Jadi potong kiri kanan semua, jadi sebab itu dia perlu diuruskan dengan berhati-hati.
02:00Rafizi said Sarawakens deserved more revenue from their resources, but there was a need for prudence
02:06when demanding it.
02:07Natasha Bust, FMT
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