PARLIAMENT | BN forgives Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Minister Salahuddin Ayub who wrongly claimed a 30 to 50 percent drop in foodstuff price was partly due to the zero-rated goods and services tax (GST), BN chairperson and opposition leader Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today.
"We forgive those who are still excited in their new seat for making mistakes," he said during the debate on the royal decree at the Dewan Rakyat today.
"However, if they still make mistakes after a 100 days in power, we will act accordingly. But for now, we will forgive (him)," he said.
He was responding to Wee Ka Siong (BN-Ayer Hitam) who asked how the Amanah minister drew the conclusion that the price of foodstuff, particularly fruits and vegetables, went down by 30 to 50 percent after the implementation of the zero-rated GST.
"The government never imposed GST on (these foodstuffs) so how was it that there was a price drop with the zero-rated GST?
"What is the logic for the minister to make such presumption?" asked the MCA deputy president.
Earlier, when touching on Salahuddin's statement, Zahid slammed the government for resorting to what he said were lies instead of focussing on providing better service to the people.
"A rational government should not behave like this. What the rakyat wants is change, including a price drop in goods. However, only the price of tomatoes dropped," he said.
"A rational government should not behave like this. What the rakyat wants is change, including a price drop in goods. However, only the price of tomatoes dropped," he said.
Annuar Musa (BN-Ketereh) said he disagreed with Zahid's statement on tomatoes.
"Sorry, I do not agree with you. You said only the price of tomatoes goes down but the stock price plummets too, the ringgit is plunging, the price of rubber and palm oil has also dropped," he said. - Mkini
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