The poverty rate in Sabah will continue to decline based on a study
which showed a drop of 4.5 per cent from 24.2 per cent in 2004 to 19.7
per cent in 2009. Expressing confidence, Chief Minister Datuk Seri
Musa Haji Aman said the biggest decline in poverty rate was 13.2 per
cent which was recorded in the interior – from 29 per cent in 2004 to
15.8 per cent five years later.
Musa who is also Finance Minister
said this clearly reflected the commitment of both the state and federal
governments in addressing poverty in the country. He added that
all the agencies charged with the task of carrying out poverty
