PAS MP urges govt to cancel special draws, find 'alternative' income source
PARLIAMENT | A PAS lawmaker has urged the government to find alternative sources of income via any means necessary and cancel a proposal to increase the number of "special draws" for number betting companies to 22 a year.
Ahmad Fadhli Shaari (PAS-Pasir Mas) said this was as the increase will not bring any benefit to the people.
"Do whatever it takes to find new sources of income but I appeal for the government to cancel the increase as it does not give out a good signal.
"Just how much money can be earned from this increase for us to absorb into the consolidated funds that at the end of the day will not bring good blessings to our national expenditure," Fadhli said in debating the Temporary Measures for Government Financing (Coronavirus Disease 2019 [Covid-19]) (Amendment) Bill 2021 in Parliament today.
"I appeal for the government to announce a reduction, cancel the increase in the number of draws so that, ultimately, we will not invite the wrath of Allah SWT," Ahmad Fadhli said.
Three regular draws
The "special draw" was first introduced in 1999 under the BN administration to raise funds for victims of the Nipah virus outbreak.
The Pakatan Harapan federal administration had reduced the number of annual special draws from 22 to 11 in 2019, and once again from 11 to eight last year. This was on top of three regular draws a week.
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Since taking over Putrajaya, Perikatan Nasional under former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin had reportedly reverted the number of special draws back to 22.
PAS has been a member of government since the previous administration and is currently with Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob's team.
PAS deputy president Idris Ahmad was appointed as minister in the Prime Minister's Department for religious affairs, while his deputy, Ahmad Marzuk Shaary, is its youth wing leader.
PAS forgot to thank Guanee for killing GST which according to them is haram.
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PAS Menghukumkan GST percukaian Haram dan Wajib Dimansuhkan
13/03/2018
1. Saya sangat pelik dengan mereka yang menuduh PAS menyokong GST. Tidakkah PAS parti yang awal mengisytiharkan GST haram dan bercanggah dengan Islam seawal 2013 lagi kerana ia adalah percukaian berasaskan perbelanjaan yang dikenakan kepada semua orang termasuk golongan miskin. Sedangkan percukaian dalam Islam hanya dikenakan kepada golongan kaya.
2. Dewan Ulamak PAS Pusat meluluskan Usul GST haram dalam Muktamar Tahunan 2013. Saya pula berucap dalam Muktamar PAS Pusat mewakili Dewan Ulamak menegaskan GST adalah percukaian yang haram. Ucapan saya di Dewan Rakyat dan dalam ceramah-ceramah penerangan serta pelbagai tulisan saya menegaskan GST adalah haram dan mesti dihapuskan.
3. Menariknya beberapa pimpinan PAS yang hari ini telah berada dalam parti lain adalah antara yang tidak bersetuju dengan hukum GST haram yang dikeluarkan oleh Dewan Ulamak. Malah pada peringkat awal isu ini berbangkit, sistem percukaian GST disokong oleh pimpinan pembangkang selain PAS kerana merasakan ia sistem yang bagus untuk mengutip cukai tetapi tidak menyokong pelaksanaannya sahaja dalam suasana ketirisan pengurusan kerajaan BN.
4. PAS pula apabila menolak GST mengemukakan alternatif menerusi Dokumen Hijau bagi percukaian GST yang zalim iaitu cukai simpanan korporat dan cukai pegangan saham yang dikenakan kepada orang kaya.
5. PAS istiqamah menegaskan cukai GST mesti dihapuskan dan ia termaktub insyallah dalam manifesto yang bakal diisytiharkan nanti.
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