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FOMCA : Punca kesihatan tidak munasabah jadi alasan naik harga gula

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SHAH ALAM 30 OKT :  Tindakan perajaan pusat menaikkan harga gula sebanyak RM0.34 sen atas alasan mengekang masalah diabeties di kalangan rakyat Malaysia adalah alasan remeh dan tidak munasabah.

Pengarah Komunikasi Gabungan Persatuan-Persatuan Pengguna Malaysia (FOMCA), Mohd Yusof Abdul Rahman, berkata alasan kesihatan untuk menaikkan harga gula tidak tepat kerana diabeties berpunca daripada gaya hidup individu.

Katanya, kempen kesedaran penjagaan kesihatan perlu diperbanyak dan diperhebatkan bukan dengan tindakan menaikkan harga barangan keperluan itu, jika kerajaan pusat ingin menjaga kesihatan rakyat.

“Kita bimbang alasan sama akan diguna kerajaan untuk menaikkan harga barangan lain seperti tepung dan beras yang menyebabkan peningkatan kalori dalam makanan. Kerajaan mungkin menggunakan alasan peningkatan bagi menaikkan harga tepung,” katanya ketika dihubungi TV Selangor, di sini, hari ini.

Yusof berkata, kenaikan harga itu juga terlalu mendadak dan bakal memberikan kesan besar terhadap harga makanan dan minuman berasaskan penggunaan gula.

“Ia tidak sewajarnya dilakukan secara drastik dan mendadak kerana penyelarasan harga gula itu sewajarnya dibuat secara berperingkat supaya tidak memberi kesan besar kepada rakyat,” katanya.

Sementara itu, beliau turut menggesa kerajaan pusat memaklumkan rakyat jika berhasrat menaikkan harga minyak masak berikutan penarikan subsidi barangan itu.

Ketua Pembangkang, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim mempersoalkan tindakan kerajaan pusat yang sengaja menyembunyikan kenaikan harga minyak masak dan memilih mengumumkan secara terbuka pemotongan subsidi gula, dalam sesi perbahasan Belanjawan Negara 2014, di Dewan Rakyat, semalam.

Anwar turut mempersoalkan tindakan berkenaan ketika pengeluaran minyak sawit sedang melonjak dan rakyat masih dikejutkan dengan kenaikan harga gula.

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Kemenangan Pro-M UKM, isyarat mahasiswa mahu perubahan

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SHAH ALAM 30 OKT – Kemenangan Pro-Mahasiswa Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (Pro-M UKM) mengekalkan tampuk kepimpinan Persatuan Mahasiswa Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (PMUKM) dalam Pilihan Raya Kampus 2013-2014 tiga kali berturut-turut adalah isyarat mahasiswa mahu kepada penerusan agenda perubahan.

Pengerusi Gabungan Mahasiswa Islam Semenanjung (Gamis), Muhamad Azan Safar berkata, kemenangan ini memberikan petanda jelas bahawa mahasiswa dapat menilai prestasi pentadbiran sebelum ini selain keadaan isu semasa yang mendorong mereka mengekalkan pimpinan Pro-M sekali lagi.

Kemenangan besar dengan majoriti 22 kerusi mengukuhkan cengkaman Pro-M sejak sesi 2010-1011 menewaskan Aspirasi Mahasiswa (Pro-Aspirasi) yang memenangi hanya empat kerusi sementara satu lagi kerusi disandang calon bebas.

“Apa yang menarik PRK dikala Pro-Aspirasi membawa idea transformasi dan juga penjenamaan semula nama serta pembawakan mereka tetapi mahasiswa kenal siapa yang sebelum ini membantu mahasiswa dalam kepimpinan UKM. Yang lebih penting bagaimana mahasiswa menolak Pro-Aspirasi yang disebut sebagai Pro-Kerajaan.

“Sebenarnya mungkin kemarahan mahasiswa di luar sana dengan kenaikan harga minyak dan sebagainya, mereka lepaskan perkara itu di dalam kampus. Nak tunggu pilihan raya lambat lagi,” katanya kepada TV Selangor.

Pada sesi PRK 2012-2013, Pro-M berjaya mengatasi Pro-Aspirasi dengan kemenangan 19 kerusi berbalas 9.

Jelas Muhamad Azan, pembuangan undi yang berlangsung pada 23 Oktober lalu berjalan lancar dan proses penamaan calon dibuat pada 18 Oktober..

Ujarnya lagi, proses berkempen kali ini menunjukkan kematangan apabila kedua-dua kumpulan mahasiswa bertanding bersetuju untuk mengadakan debat terbuka di antara calon bagi menjelaskan matlamat dan pembawakan kepimpinan selepas mendapat mandat mentadbir.

“Antara yang baik di UKM pendidikan politik dalam kalangan organisasi mahasiswa sebab sejak PRK berlangsung, hampir semua fakulti UKM mengadakan debat bagi calon dan fakulti masing-masing.

“Dan ia disambut oleh kedua-dua pihak melainkan debat Presiden yang tidak dihadiri oleh calon Presiden mereka (Pro-Aspirasi) sebaliknya dihadiri bekas Majlis Perwakilan Pelajar (MPP) mereka.

“Itu memberikan tamparan hebat dan membuka mata mahasiswa seolah-olah mereka tidak mempunyai calon yang berkreadibiliti untuk diangkat sebagai calon presiden,” katanya lagi.

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MB lawat projek perumahan SP Setia Bhd

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SETIA ALAM, 30 OKT : Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim meluangkan masa lebih setengah jam meninjau perkembangan terkini projek perumahan pangsapuri menggunakan teknik ‘pasang siap’ yang diusahakan syarikat pemaju hartanah terkemuka, SP Setia Berhad.

Dalam kunjungan ke tapak projek berkenaan, Abdul Khalid yang diiringi Exco Negeri Selangor diberikan penerangan terperinci berkenaan projek perumahan itu oleh Ketua Pegawai Operasi Kumpulan SP Setia, Datuk Voon Tin Yow.

Projek perumahan itu antara lain dibina berhampiran Lebuhraya Baru Lembah Klang (NKVE) dan Jalan Meru, Klang dengan keluasan rumah dianggarkan kira-kira 850 kaki persegi.

Sebanyak 3,960 unit pangsapuri setinggi 11 tingkat ditawarkan dengan harga pasaran RM220,000 dan dilengkapi tiga bilik tidur serta dua bilik mandi juga kemudahan lain seperti kolam renang.

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Projek pangsapuri kos sederhana yang mula dilaksanakan lebih setahun lalu itu mensasarkan golongan berkeluarga dengan pendapatan isi rumah kira-kira RM3,000 sebulan.

Difahamkan, projek perumahan itu sudah habis dijual kepada orang ramai.

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Najib ‘Dishonest’ in Tabling the National Budget 2014

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SHAH ALAM, 29 Oct: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is deemed as being dishonest when deliberately hiding the increase of cooking oil from public knowledge when presenting the National Budget 2014 on 25 October.

The Chairman of the Teras (Teras Pengupayaan Melayu – Malay Capacitation Core), Azmi Hamid said that Najib’s move is regrettable because it is like not keeping the people informed about the real situation.

He said that Najib, as the Minister of Finance, should not take light of the matter simply because of wanting to entertain certain quarters in raking in handsome profit.

“This is a dishonest way of tabling and it has all become mere rhetoric when what is said by the government previously to strengthen economic transformation and fulfil promises, is not done.

“The increase in the people’s essential goods such as cooking oil should not be hidden because consumers will know and it will be a huge issue they will raise. Do not think that this matter will not be detected despite attempts to keep it hidden,” he said when contacted by TVSelangor today.

Yesterday, Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim claimed that Putrajaya is deliberately trying to hide the increase of cooking oil and chose to publically announce the subsidy cut of sugar when presenting the budget.

Meanwhile, when Azmi was asked to comment on the statement by the World Bank economist, Dr Frederico Gil Sander, who predicted that the government would cut fuel subsidies for the second time next year, he also stressed that the matter has been already predicted to happen.

He said that the central government’s move to retract the subsidies is because Malaysia is no longer capable of managing resources well and is forced to follow the increase in oil price in the world market.

“Barisan Nasional should consider Pakatan Rakyat’s (PR) suggestion to rationalise cost, not subsidies. The whole country would be impacted from this mismanagement when subsidy funds saved have been misused,” he said.

Selangor Provides Opportunity for University Students to be ‘Representatives of the People’

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SHAH ALAM, 29 Oct: Students of institutes of higher learning (IPT) have the opportunity to experience the real proceedings at the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (DUN) as ‘representatives of the people’ through the Selangor Young Assemblyman 2013 Programme from 16 to 18 December.

The programme, which is being organised for the first time, is a state government initiative to educate the younger generation on the role and responsibility of an Assemblyman, as well as provide exposure to the political world at an early stage.

The Selangor State Legislative Assembly Speaker, Hannah Yeoh, said the objective of the programme is to foster the attitude of leadership and cooperation between participants as well as to produce future leaders who have calibre and are responsible.

“The Selangor Young Assemblyman Programme organised by the Speaker’s Office and the DUN Office is especially for IPT students around Selangor to provide them a chance to experience real proceedings of the council,” she said in a press statement at her office this today.

Also present was the DUN Deputy Speaker, Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad; the Assemblywoman of Damansara Utama, Yeo Bee Yin; the Assemblyman for Bukit Gasing, Rajiv Rishyakaran and the Assemblyman for Gombak Setia Hasbullah Mohd Ridzwan.

Meanwhile, Nik Nazmi said the programme is open to students between 18 to 24 years from public and private institutes of higher learning, non-governmental organisations (NGO) and student associations.

“This year, only 30 students will be chosen to participate in this programme. If the response is encouraging, we plan to run this programme two times a year,” he said.

He said participants will be given the opportunity to voice their opinions and ask the government about policies, especially those impacting the younger generation, in addition to providing the opportunity to bring up suggestions to introduce new laws in Selangor.

“Participants will play the role of an Assemblyman in the council session, together with the Speaker and I, the Deputy Speaker. The programme also received the attention of state government executive councillors who are expected to take part in the session.

In relation to that, those interested in participating in the programme can apply online at www.adunmudaselangor.com before 8 November.

Economist Predicts Fuel Price to Further Increase

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SHAH ALAM, 29 Oct: The Federal Government is expected to cut fuel subsidies for the second time to handle the fiscal deficit faced for 15 years in a row, and cause the price in the market to increase in 2014.

The World Bank Economist, Dr Frederico Gil Sander, predicted that the central government would act in this manner as the fuel subsidies are the highest amount spent each year.

He said it is estimated that RM24.8 billion or 53 percent of the total RM47 billion spent are on subsidies.

Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced the increase in the price of RON95 and diesel by 20 cents, thus causing anger and criticism from the people and Pakatan Rakyat (PR) in September.

“There is bound to be at least one more fuel subsidy cut in 2014, in order for Malaysia to achieve its subsidy rationalisation numbers,” he said.

Fredrico was quoted from the Malaysian Insider saying that based on that, it is a clear indication that Putrajaya will take the rationalisation move as a result of the tabling the Budget 2014 on 25 Otober.

“If you look at allocation, for fuel allocation is expected to decline quite significantly next year. Which I think signals probably some fuel subsidy rationalisation in order for targets to be met,” said the Bangkok-based economist who specialises in Malaysia.

Prior to this, PR leaders also urged the central government to reduce car priced before increasing fuel prices because the increase would cause the maintenance cost of taxis to increase by 30 percent, thus reducing the net income of taxi drivers.

The increase would also impact the economic cycle causing the price of goods and services to drastically increase, in addition to burdening consumers.

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Program Adun Muda Selangor, peluang anak muda jadi wakil rakyat – FOKUS

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FOKUS Untuk 29102013

Saksikan secara langsung “FOKUS” yang bersiaran pada hari ISNIN hingga JUMAAT. Pelbagai berita dan maklumat terkini negeri dan nasional yang kami sediakan untuk anda.

Paparan menarik untuk hari ini :

1. Pelajar institut pengajian tinggi (IPT) berpeluang merasai prosiding sebenar di Dewan Undangan Negeri Selangor (DUN) sebagai ‘wakil rakyat’ melalui Program ADUN Muda Selangor 2013, pada 16 hingga 18 Disember ini.

2. Kesan pemotongan subsidi gula sebanyak RM0.34 yang diumumkan Kerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN) pada pembentangan Belanjawan Negara 2014 memberi kesan sempena sambutan perayaan Deepavali, pada 2 November ini.

3. Kerajaan Pusat dijangka akan memotong subsidi minyak kali kedua bagi menangani defisit fiskal yang dihadapi selama 15 tahun berturut-turut dan seterusnya menyebabkan harganya naik di pasaran, pada 2014.

Reduction in JPM Contract Worker’s Income Helps Avoid Wastage

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KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Oct: The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Run Razak, has been urged to reduce the income of contract workers under the Prime Minister’s Department (JPM) which is far higher from the income of civil servants.

The Member of Parliament for Serdang, Dr Ong Kian Ming said the reduction in the income of contract workers can reduce JPM’s expanses which will leap to the highest level next year.

He said the reduction can be seen as avoiding wastage in the high payment for the department.

“If Najib is serious in asking the people to change their lifestyles by shouldering the high cost of living because subsidies have been reduced, in addition to the goods and services (GST) being introduced, he too should reduce JPM’s expanses,” he said in a press conference here at the Parliament lobby today.

Kian Ming gave the example where the wage and allowance of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Innovation Agency Malaysia amounts to RM830,500 per year, which is about RM69,000 per month.

In addition to that, the CEO of the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) is paid a wage and allowance of RM622,000 a year, while the CEO of TalentCorp is paid RM420,000 a year.

He said that the income of the three CEOs are far higher compared to the National Secretary-General who receives RM23,577 per month.

“These examples involve a portion of agencies under the JPM, in fact there are more CEOs that receive incomes that far exceed that of Senior Managers of the same rank with Grade 54, but are paid far higher,” he said.

In relation to that, Kian Ming said Najib should also stop the establishment of new agencies such as Green Foundation (Yayasan Hijau) because existing agencies such as Malaysia GreenTech has the same function as the foundation which is to be developed.

The JPM budget leaped by 13 percent, making the amount RM16.45 billion and the amount is the highest allocation, breaking the previous record of RM15.62 billion (2011), which was announced in the National Budget 2014 on 25 October.

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Pro-M UIA sasar menang 20 kerusi pada Pilihan Raya Kampus

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SHAH ALAM 29 OKT : Pro-Mahasiswa (Pro-M) Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM) mensasarkan kemenangan 20 kerusi daripada 27 kerusi kuliah yang dipertandingkan dalam pertembungan dengan Pro-Aspirasi (Aspirasi) pada Pilihan Raya Kampus 2013-2014 (PRK 2013-2014).

Pengerusi Pro-M, Muhammad Najib Abdurrahim, berkata 20 kerusi kuliah itu membabitkan pertandingan di Kampus Gombak dan Kampus Kuantan.

“Keyakinan kita adalah untuk mengekalkan kemenangan seperti yang dilakukan pada tahun sebelum ini dan kita nampak beberapa cabaran sebelum ini muncul daripada beberapa pihak,” katanya ketika dihubungi TV Selangor, di sini, hari ini.

Pada pertembungan kali ini, sebanyak 14 kerusi kuliah dipertandingkan di Kampus Gombak, sementara 13 kerusi lagi di Kampus Kuantan dan Pro-M turut menyapu bersih kesemua 27 kerusi kuliah yang dipertandingkan, pada PRK 2012-2013.

Najib berkata, sepanjang tempoh berkempen terdapat beberapa kejadian yang menjadi pertikaian mereka terutama membabitkan peraturan berkempen.

Selain itu, Pro-M mendakwa terdapat enam orang calon bertanding mendapat penajaan daripada pihak pengurusan pentadbiran.

“Isu yang kita bawa sekarang adalah pertikaian peraturan yang berubah sesuka hati tanpa ada hitam putih. Terdapat pengedaran risalah memburukkan calon bertanding selain mengaitkan kami dengan parti politik luar dan ditaja, namun ini adalah satu tuduhan liar apabila tidak mengemukakan bukti,” katanya.

UIAM akan menggunakan cara pengundian secara manual untuk tahun kedua dan semua petugas hari pengundian Pro-M diberikan latihan bagi memastikan tidak ada penipuan yang berlaku sepanjang hari pembuangan undi, pada PRK kali ini.

“Untuk mengatasi penipuan, kita ambil pengajaran PRK sebelum ini iaitu memberi latihan kepada agen mengundi kerana sebelum ini menggunakan ‘e-voting’. Kita juga sudah susun perancangan keselamatan peti undi supaya selamat sampai tanpa sebarang manipulasi,” katanya.

Proses pembuangan undi PRK UIAM akan berlangsung esok yang bermula jam 9 pagi hingga 5 petang dan dijangka keputusan akan diumumkan paling awal sekitar jam 8 malam.

-EZY-

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Kerajaan pusat perlu sedia hadapi inflasi kesan laksana GST

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KUALA LUMPUR 29 OKT : Kerajaan Pusat perlu bersiap sedia dalam menghadapi kadar kenaikan inflasi apabila pelaksanaan cukai barangan dan perkhidmatan (GST) dilaksanakan, pada 2015.

Ahli Parlimen Kelana Jaya, Wong Cheng, berkata kerajaan pusat perlu menyediakan langkah segera bagi mengatasi masalah kenaikan inflasi itu.

Beliau mencadangkan perbelanjaan di setiap kementerian perlu dipotong sebanyak 10 peratus supaya rakyat tidak terbeban dengan pembayaran GST terbabit.

“Kerajaan perlu bersiap sedia menghadapi kenaikan kadar inflasi sebaik GST dilaksana, pada 2015.

“Saya tidak faham kenapa Barisan Nasional (BN) kata GST baik kerana pelaksanaannya menyebabkan rakyat Malaysia perlu menampung RM700 seorang,” katanya dalam perbahasan Belanjawan 2014, di Dewan Rakyat, di sini, hari ini.

Beliau berkata, CIMB Research mennyatakan kerajaan akan memperoleh pendapatan tambahan daripada GST sebanyak RM12 bilion.

“Selepas potong cukai pendapatan, cukai jualan dan perkhidmatan (SST), GST akan tambah RM12 bilion. Rakyat yang kena bayar beban itu,” katanya.

Dalam perbahasan itu juga, Ahli Parlimen Kepong, Tan Seng Giaw, berkata pelaksanaan GST menyebabkan harga rumah dan kos pengurusan di hospital akan ditanggung oleh rakyat.

“Kos akan lebih tinggi, apabila dipindahkan kepada barangan. Contohnya bagi harga rumah, sudah tentu kos bahan binaan meningkat, selain kos urusan hospital swasta yang turut naik dan ditanggung  pesakit.

Jadi, kami minta Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak meneliti semula pelaksanaan GST yang ‘kononnya’ tidak akan membebankan rakyat,” katanya.

-NFN-

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Kongres PKR 24 November ini bahas cadangan pinda perlembagaan parti

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PETALING JAYA 29 OKT: PKR akan mengadakan Kongres Nasional Khas bagi membincang dan membahaskan cadangan pindaaan perlembagaan parti untuk melancarkan lagi urusan pentadbiran serta langkah memenuhi tuntutan politik semasa.

Kongres yang membabitkan 2,000 perwakilan dari seluruh negara itu akan diadakan di Dewan Raja Muda Musa, Kompleks Belia dan Kebudayan Negeri Selangor, di sini, pada 24 November ini.

Pemangku Setiausaha Agung PKR, Tian Chua, berkata PKR juga akan menubuhkan satu Jawatankuasa Pindaan Perlembagaan Parti.

“Jawatankuasa Pindaan Perlembagaan Parti yang diketuai Ahli Majlis Pimpinan Pusat, Datin Paduka Dr Tan Yee Kew bagi merangka, memperhalusi dan memperinci cadangan pindaan parti,” katanya pada sidang media kongres berkenaan, di ibu pejabat PKR, di sini, hari ini.

Tian Chua berkata, PKR sudah meminda perlembagaan parti sebanyak tiga kali bersesuaian dengan proses evolusi dan reformasi dalaman untuk membina sebuah parti berdasarkan nilai demokratik dan keterbukaan.

Kali pertama pindaan dilakukan bagi membolehkan Parti Ikatan Masyarakat Islam menjadi Parti Keadilan Nasional pada 1999 dan diikuti pindaan pada 2003 bagi membolehkan penyatuan Parti Rakyat Malaysia dengan Parti Keadilan Nasional, sekali gus melahirkan PKR.

Pada 2010 Perlembagaan PKR sekali lagi dipinda bagi membolehkan pemilihan secara langsung dengan kaedah satu anggota satu undi digunakan dalam pemilihan parti itu, yang julung kalinya berlaku dalam sejarah politik negara.

Sementara itu, memetik laporan Keadilan Daily hari ini, Pengarah Komunikasi PKR, Fahmi Fadzil berkata, pindaan kali ini akan memberi kesan kepada proses pemilihan parti.

Fahmi berkata, antara cadangan yang hangat dan hebat dibincangkan ialah pindaan jumlah undi untuk Majlis Pimpinan Pusat (MPP).

?Kalau sebelum ini seorang ahli boleh memilih 20 nama calon tetapi cadangan sekarang adalah meminda kepada lima nama sahaja untuk memudahkan proses pengiraan undi dan ia sedang dipertimbangkan,” kata Fahmi.

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The Poor too have to Pay the GST

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SHAH ALAM, 29 Oct: The implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) may bring about negative effects to the poor who have to pay it once it is implemented on 1 April 2015.

The former Assistant Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, Dr Rosli Yaakob said the impact of the GST is comprehensive and would affect all economic networks, thus bringing about the impact of an increase in prices for a majority of basic food.

“The poor also become a victim of the GST because they are forced to pay it and this will only add to the tax burden on all levels of society because they are all consumers.

“Although the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced that several basic food will not be imposed the GST, but it is not a guarantee that the price of the goods involved will be maintained,” he said in the Harakah Daily portal.

Yaakob, who is also the PAS Economic Expert, said the announcement of the implementation of the GST is also deliberately done at a period where it is still a long way before the 14th General Election (GE-14).

“Barisan Nasional (BN) assumes by the time of the GE-14, the impact of the GST which initially outraged the people would have settled and they would continue to support BN,” he said.

Dr Rosli said Najib’s claim that GST rate in Malaysia is the lowest, at the rate of six percent compared to Singapore and Indonesia, is not supported by any other statement.

“One fact that Najib failed to mention is that in Singapore, corporate and personal taxes are lower, between 16 to 17 percent.

“In Malaysia, despite announcing that it may go down by one to two percent, is that the rates of both the taxes are still high, between 23 to 24 percent,” he said.