Penang still in the dark over 10MP allocation
S PathmawathyPublished: Aug 18, 2011 3:57 PM | Updated: Aug 18, 2011 3:59 PM
Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng complained of being left in dark over the allocation for the state under the 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP) after attending the National Finance Council meeting today.
Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng complained of being left in dark over the allocation for the state under the 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP) after attending the National Finance Council meeting today.
Leaders and representative of all the 13 states were present at the two-and-a-half-hour meeting in Putrajaya to discuss the financial needs of the states.
“For me, I don’t even know how much I got. Other BN states know it already. I couldn’t get the information on how much (Penang got) under the 10MP,” Lim (left) told reporters.
As the federal government was not forthcoming on the projects and funding for the DAP-led state administration, Lim said that he had raised his qualms over the matter at the meeting although it was not part of today’s agenda.
“The other BN states know but Pakatan Rakyat states don’t know. When they (BN leaders) bring it up, they say not enough (allocation)... I said, ‘How come you all know’.
“I can’t even say it isn’t enough because I don’t even know,” he said, exasperated.
According to Lim, the states should have been briefed about details of the funding six months ago.
“So I reminded them that Penang is part of Malaysia,” he said.
The federal government had set aside RM230 billion under the 10MP last year, with 60 percent for physical development and 40 percent non-physical development based on seven key thrusts.
The key thrusts are - charting development for a high income nation, six percent growth target, per capita income to increase to USD12,139 by 2015, creating private sector-led economy, supporting innovation-led growth, full employment, and restructuring of subsidies.
The five-year plan also includes efforts to slash subsidies and boost investment, locally and abroad in order to transform the nation into one of the top five most competitive nations in the world.
Leaders and representative of all the 13 states were present at the two-and-a-half-hour meeting in Putrajaya to discuss the financial needs of the states.
“For me, I don’t even know how much I got. Other BN states know it already. I couldn’t get the information on how much (Penang got) under the 10MP,” Lim (left) told reporters.As the federal government was not forthcoming on the projects and funding for the DAP-led state administration, Lim said that he had raised his qualms over the matter at the meeting although it was not part of today’s agenda.
“The other BN states know but Pakatan Rakyat states don’t know. When they (BN leaders) bring it up, they say not enough (allocation)... I said, ‘How come you all know’.
“I can’t even say it isn’t enough because I don’t even know,” he said, exasperated.
According to Lim, the states should have been briefed about details of the funding six months ago.
“So I reminded them that Penang is part of Malaysia,” he said.
The federal government had set aside RM230 billion under the 10MP last year, with 60 percent for physical development and 40 percent non-physical development based on seven key thrusts.
The key thrusts are - charting development for a high income nation, six percent growth target, per capita income to increase to USD12,139 by 2015, creating private sector-led economy, supporting innovation-led growth, full employment, and restructuring of subsidies.
The five-year plan also includes efforts to slash subsidies and boost investment, locally and abroad in order to transform the nation into one of the top five most competitive nations in the world.
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