Deputy minister: Nine months too short to judge new govt’s performance
Datuk Amiruddin Hamzah says the government has taken numerous initiatives to ensure the needs and interests of the people were looked after including taking over concessions and doing away with tolls in stages. ― Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Amiruddin Hamzah said that, although the period was brief, the government had taken numerous initiatives to ensure the needs and interests of the people were looked after including taking over concessions and doing away with tolls in stages. “Nowe we have and are making changes. Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad too is very concerned about all the promises in the manifesto and a special committee to look at its implementation has also been set up,” he told reporters here today.
Meanwhile, asked to comment on a statement by independent research body Ilham Centre yesterday that Barisan National could defeat PH at the Semenyih state by-election, he hoped voters could make an accurate choice.
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