IN RARE REBUKE, NETIZENS POUR SCORN ON ‘STINGY’ DR MAHATHR: ‘YOU’RE WRONG FOR THINKING RAISING SALARIES WILL LEAD TO PRICES OF GOODS SHOOTING UP EVEN MORE’

NETIZENS have expressed dismay with Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s statement that pay rises lead to increased prices of goods.

Many were unhappy with his administration for failing to lower prices despite replacing the unpopular goods and services tax (GST) with the sales and services tax (SST) in.

“Previously, the people in PH were complaining that prices were going up but not wages. But now the PM is saying the higher cost of living is due to the raise in wages” said @MelayuSuara on Twitter.

SUARA MELAYU@MelayuSuara

Dulu geng2 ph kata barang naik gaji tak naik2. Last pm kata kenaikan gaji la punca kos sara hidup meningkat. DEYYYYYYYY ! #deyychallenge

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There were some who pointed out that the prime minister’s statement was inaccurate.

“A statement that is not accurate. We have Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Enforcement that enforces against businesses that raise prices without basis” says @DarshanDillon

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 · Dec 1, 2018

“Anda naikkan gaji, sektor swasta akan ikut sekali, dan kos semua benda akan naik. Bukan begitu caranya mengurus organisasi,” kata Dr. Mahathir dalam temu bual eksklusif.#utusanmalaysia #utusanonline http://bit.ly/2BKDPIk 

Kenaikan gaji punca kos sara hidup naik – Dr. Mahathir

PUTRAJAYA 1 Dis. – Perdana Menteri, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad menolak kenaikan gaji dengan berkata bahawa itu antara faktor kenaikan kos sara hidup.

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“I feel Tun’s views are inaccurate. The minimum wage with government intervention is RM1,050 only. Private sectors are unlikely to simply raise wages” said @CoachMegat on Twitter.

MEGAT@coachmegat

Saya rasa pandangan Tun kali ini kurang tepat. Kadar gaji minima dengan campurtangan kerajaan masih RM1050 sahaja. Swasta tidak semudah itu naikkan gaji. Gaji penjawat awam dari gred yang rendah memang patut dinaikkan. Nisbah gaji dan kadar kenaikan harga barang tidak setara.

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“Anda naikkan gaji, sektor swasta akan ikut sekali, dan kos semua benda akan naik. Bukan begitu caranya mengurus organisasi,” kata Dr. Mahathir dalam temu bual eksklusif.#utusanmalaysia #utusanonline http://bit.ly/2BKDPIk 

Dr Mahathir in a recent interview with Free Malaysia Today said the government was not increasing the salaries of civil servants as that would mean the private sector too would follow suit, and with that the cost of things will also increase.

The prime minister’s Facebook page also received a number of criticism over his statement.

“Its okay Atok… You have a lot of assets,” said Nor Hasliza Ismail

“If you do not raise wages frequently, then we shall do the same. We won’t let you have the PM’s seat frequently either,” said Audi Mann.

Dr Mahathir has previously blamed two former prime ministers, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak for increasing the size of the civil service, from one million to 1.6 million.

This has added the burden on the PH government to paying their wages.

“They sometimes have increments as much as twice a year. Firstly an increase of 10% and then a further 10%,” said Dr Mahathir who added that the oversized civil service was a cause for worry.

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