Zaid ridicules committee to wage ‘jihad’ on inflation
Zaid Ibrahim asked why the special task force was needed when its head Annuar Musa had touted Malaysia’s inflation rate as being among the lowest in the world.
PETALING JAYA: A former law minister has ridiculed the newly formed special task force to wage “jihad” against inflation, questioning if the committee is really necessary.
Zaid Ibrahim pointed out that most of the members of the task force were ministers and said they should just discuss how to tackle inflation during the weekly Cabinet meeting.
He told FMT the task force was pointless and that setting it up was “all for show”.
“If its chairman, Annuar Musa, says the country has among the lowest inflation rate (in the world), then why do we need a task force?” he asked, adding that there were many other experts who could tackle the issue, even in Bank Negara Malaysia.
“Besides, you don’t need a special task force for inflation. It is a long-term and complex issue that cannot be solved immediately like Covid-19. There are so many factors at play,” he said.
Earlier today, Annuar said Malaysia’s inflation rate remained among the lowest in the world due to the government’s commitment to controlling the prices of goods and necessities
The communications and multimedia minister said while many advanced nations were facing double-digit inflation, Malaysia was able to keep its rate at 2.8% due to government intervention.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced that the government was setting up a committee to wage “jihad” on inflation, with Annuar leading the task force.
The task force met for the first time today and among the issues discussed were the problem of middlemen and cartels.
The other members of the task force are finance minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz, agriculture and food industries minister Ronald Kiandee, domestic trade and consumer affairs minister Alexander Nanta Linggi, economic affairs minister Mustapa Mohamed and chief secretary to the government Zuki Ali.
PETALING JAYA: A former law minister has ridiculed the newly formed special task force to wage “jihad” against inflation, questioning if the committee is really necessary.
Zaid Ibrahim pointed out that most of the members of the task force were ministers and said they should just discuss how to tackle inflation during the weekly Cabinet meeting.
He told FMT the task force was pointless and that setting it up was “all for show”.
“If its chairman, Annuar Musa, says the country has among the lowest inflation rate (in the world), then why do we need a task force?” he asked, adding that there were many other experts who could tackle the issue, even in Bank Negara Malaysia.
“Besides, you don’t need a special task force for inflation. It is a long-term and complex issue that cannot be solved immediately like Covid-19. There are so many factors at play,” he said.
Earlier today, Annuar said Malaysia’s inflation rate remained among the lowest in the world due to the government’s commitment to controlling the prices of goods and necessities
The communications and multimedia minister said while many advanced nations were facing double-digit inflation, Malaysia was able to keep its rate at 2.8% due to government intervention.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced that the government was setting up a committee to wage “jihad” on inflation, with Annuar leading the task force.
The task force met for the first time today and among the issues discussed were the problem of middlemen and cartels.
The other members of the task force are finance minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz, agriculture and food industries minister Ronald Kiandee, domestic trade and consumer affairs minister Alexander Nanta Linggi, economic affairs minister Mustapa Mohamed and chief secretary to the government Zuki Ali.
What Zaid really wants is his buddy Najib to be the chair instead.
ReplyDeleteLike I said, such committees are a showcase for "shiok sendiri" only.
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