Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin expressed scepticism over whether the government will deliver Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s Budget 2018 promises.
He pointed out that the allocations for the various promises under Budget 2018 will not be disbursed in one ago and claimed those earmarked for after the general election may not come.
“This is an election budget. As I have already explained, not all the allocations would be disbursed.
“They would disburse for the first phase so that when elections are here, money for whatever they have promised would have already been disbursed. Then (for the rest) they would wait until the election is over, or maybe there won’t be an election at all.
“These are the issues that we need to think about. We shouldn’t be easily fooled simply because there are many handouts, offers, and candies distributed in yesterday’s (Friday’s) budget.
“Although I don’t think this is a bad budget, I’m confident a large portion of it would not be fulfilled,” he told a forum in Putrajaya last night.
He also said the budget is full of one-off initiatives that are not sustainable.
Earlier in the forum, Muhyiddin explained that after Parliament approved the budget, the various ministries would still have to submit papers to the Economic Planning Unit to seek approval for disbursement.
After that, the disbursal of the funds would require the finance minister’s approval, he said.
He pointed out that the allocations for the various promises under Budget 2018 will not be disbursed in one ago and claimed those earmarked for after the general election may not come.
“This is an election budget. As I have already explained, not all the allocations would be disbursed.
“They would disburse for the first phase so that when elections are here, money for whatever they have promised would have already been disbursed. Then (for the rest) they would wait until the election is over, or maybe there won’t be an election at all.
“These are the issues that we need to think about. We shouldn’t be easily fooled simply because there are many handouts, offers, and candies distributed in yesterday’s (Friday’s) budget.
“Although I don’t think this is a bad budget, I’m confident a large portion of it would not be fulfilled,” he told a forum in Putrajaya last night.
He also said the budget is full of one-off initiatives that are not sustainable.
Earlier in the forum, Muhyiddin explained that after Parliament approved the budget, the various ministries would still have to submit papers to the Economic Planning Unit to seek approval for disbursement.
After that, the disbursal of the funds would require the finance minister’s approval, he said.
Also present at the forum last night were Bersatu strategy director Rais Hussin and PKR vice president Nurul Izzah Anwar.
The night also saw the launch of Bersatu’s students’ bureau and professionals’ bureau.
The night also saw the launch of Bersatu’s students’ bureau and professionals’ bureau.
Most of the questions from the floor last night were related to matters of education and unemployment.
It was intended to help the drafting of Pakatan Harapan’s manifesto.
To a question on Harapan's stance on whether to implement single-stream schools and promote the national language in order to foster unity, the former education minister Muhyiddin said this is a sensitive issue that requires further discussion.
He added that both knowledge and nation-building are important objectives in schools, but the English language is more prominent as a language for acquiring knowledge.
Rais concurred that the matter needs further deliberation, but this should be done in line with the Federal Constitution.
Article 152 of the constitution provides that the Malay language is the national language, but expressly states that this would not prevent the teaching or learning of any language, nor prejudice the right of federal and state governments to preserve the languages of other communities in Malaysia.
However, he said many Malay students already attend Chinese vernacular schools.
“This is a good starting point. Perhaps there are certain phases where we can start off like that, but for now, we should start the dialogue. And lest we forget the constitution too,” he said. -Mkini
To a question on Harapan's stance on whether to implement single-stream schools and promote the national language in order to foster unity, the former education minister Muhyiddin said this is a sensitive issue that requires further discussion.
He added that both knowledge and nation-building are important objectives in schools, but the English language is more prominent as a language for acquiring knowledge.
Rais concurred that the matter needs further deliberation, but this should be done in line with the Federal Constitution.
Article 152 of the constitution provides that the Malay language is the national language, but expressly states that this would not prevent the teaching or learning of any language, nor prejudice the right of federal and state governments to preserve the languages of other communities in Malaysia.
However, he said many Malay students already attend Chinese vernacular schools.
“This is a good starting point. Perhaps there are certain phases where we can start off like that, but for now, we should start the dialogue. And lest we forget the constitution too,” he said. -Mkini
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