From Malaysian Insider
By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (picture) today slammed Budget 2010 as a “short-term” government policy that only benefitted concessionaires but not the people due to the Barisan Nasional’s financial management weaknesses.
The former finance minister also noted that the people will enjoy welfare provisions in the form of exemptions and tax relief totalling RM500 million but the government will recoup more from new fees charged on credit cards and real property gains tax.
“It is estimated that government income will be more than RM400 million from credit card fees that the people have to take out of their pocket,” the Parliamentary Opposition Leader said while debating Budget 2010 proposals in Parliament. (more…)
















