Only Najib had the power on RM19.25 GST refunds

KUALA LUMPUR -- Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had the power to approve the decision not to transfer RM19.25 billion to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Refunds Trust Account.

He said if Najib, who was the then Finance Minister, did not give approval for the money not to be transferred to the GST Refunds Trust Account, then the former Treasury secretary-general Tan Sri Dr Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah should be held responsible for all the alleged offences.

“Not only for the alleged criminal breach of trust, but also for abusing or unlawfully taking the role of a minister.

“This is because only the Minister of Finance has the power to approve the decision not to transfer the RM19.25 bilion to the GST Refunds Trust Account or for the GST refunds not to be made within two weeks as stipulated by the law,” he said in a statement, Bernama reported.

The statement was issued in response to Najib’s answers to the three questions put forward by Lim in connection with the loss of RM19.25 billion in GST claims, last week.

Lim first asked the former prime minister if he had authorised for GST refunds not to be made within two weeks as stipulated by the law.

Secondly, he questioned if Najib had approved of the decision made Irwan Serigar to not transfer the full RM82.9 billion as requested by the Customs Department but only RM63.5 billion to the GST refund trust fund, which caused the government facing a shortfall of RM19.25 billion.

Finally he asked if Najib had allowed for the GST refunds to be used as the government’s revenue and as the administration pleases.

In a statement posted on his Facebook page, Najib said the answer was “no” to all three questions.

While saying that the police were investigating the loss under Section 409 of the Penal Code, Lim said he wondered whether Najib would give the same answers when the police call him to record his statement.

Comments

Kementerian Pendidikan nafi tak sambung kontrak syarikat kawalan keselamatan

KUALA LUMPUR -- Kementerian Pendidikan (KPM) menafikan dakwaan Persatuan Industri Keselamatan Malaysia (PIKM) bahawa kementerian tidak menyambung kontrak syarikat perkhidmatan kawalan keselamatan yang tamat tempoh pada 31 Dis lepas. Dalam satu kenyataan, KPM menegaskan kesemua kontrak yang tamat tempoh itu telah ditender semula mengikut keperluan semasa, norma baharu kementerian. "KPM tidak pernah menganiaya mana-mana pihak dalam perkara ini dan tidak pernah menamatkan perkhidmatan 12,000 pengawal keselamatan seperti yang didakwa PIKM. "Kontrak yang ditender semula disertai oleh syarikat kawalan keselamatan yang berdaftar dengan Kementerian Dalam Negeri dan Kementerian Kewangan berdasarkan keperluan semasa seperti bilangan syif dan pekerja," kata kenyataan itu. KPM berkata syarikat yang pernah mendapat kontrak daripada kementerian sebelum ini juga menyertai proses tender yang dijalankan secara adil, telus dan penuh berintegriti. Presiden PIKM Datuk Seri Mu

Proton SUV open for booking at RM1,000

KUALA LUMPUR -- National car maker, Proton Holdings Bhd, is adopting an alphanumerical naming system for its future models beginning with the X70, its first sport utility vehicle (SUV). Sales and Marketing Vice-President Abdul Rashid Musa said the letter X is synonymous with crossover or SUV vehicles, while the number 70 denoted the size or class of the SUV and would enable Proton to adopt a logical system to add bigger or smaller models in the future. “This is the first time an alphanumerical naming system is used on a Proton model as our research shows it will make it easier to sell in ASEAN and other international markets, as there are no language barriers to overcome,” he told reporters at the preview of the new SUV. Proton Chief Executive Officer Dr Li Chunrong said Proton's adoption of the new naming system would make customer more focus on the brand name as compared with the model name. Abdul Rashid, who is also the Chief Executive Officer of Proton E

Mahkamah meriah dengan tahanan reman lindungi rumah urut

PUTRAJAYA -- Mahkamah Majistret di sini “meriah” susulan prosiding reman beramai-ramai melibatkan 14 individu termasuk tujuh penjawat awam berkaitan dakwaan memberi dan menerima wang sogokan bagi melindungi premis urut di Kuala Lumpur. Tujuh penjawat awam terbabit ialah tiga anggota polis termasuk seorang ketua balai, seorang pegawai bomba dan tiga petugas Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur. Mereka berserta tiga lagi orang awam yang disyaki berperanan sebagai ‘runner’ atau utusan dibawa ke mahkamah itu pada kira-kira 10 pagi menaiki bas Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM), menyusuli empat lagi individu dipercayai pemilik premis yang tiba di mahkamah itu kira-kira sejam sebelumnya, menaiki van SPRM. Prosiding reman terhadap kesemua mereka tamat pada kira-kira pukul 1.30 tengah hari dengan Majistret Ahmad Asyraf Mohammad Kamal membenarkan permohonan SPRM untuk menahan reman 10 daripada mereka termasuk tujuh penjawat awam terbabit sehingga Jumaat ini. Empat pem

Paper Buruk

Search This Blog