Courageous Decision-maker
Decision makers must have the courage to reject projects that do not benefit the people even after they have been approved, said Datuk Sri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
The Prime Minister said this was because under the Ninth Malaysia Plan the Government would focus only on projects that would control the country’s deficit and justify public spending. Abdullah, who is also Finance Minister, promised that, while the Government was trying its best to reduce deficit, this stance would not affect the planning for the Ninth Plan nor would it cause on-going development projects to be halted. “We need to reduce public spending in a gradual manner but, at the same time, we must ensure that our economy continues to grow,” he told the ministry’s monthly gathering here yesterday.
This is definitely a brave statement from the Prime Minister and it is hope that ministers and menteri besars will heed his advise. It may look to be a slap in the face for Khir Toyo, but I hope he can take the rebuttals as I believe the PM is just straight speaking. But what about the component parties ministers? Will they take this advise? Pak Lah, we need more of your attention and leadership to ensure change does take place, and it is those changes for the betterment of the rakyat.
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