Mustapa: TPPA cost-benefit analysis report yet to be out
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) cost-benefit analysis report is not going out yet as the draft text of the agreement is not finalised, said International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed.
"You can’t have the report when some of the deals are not yet achieved. The government has been doing the work and we expect it to be finalised soon.
"We will take about two weeks to study the report (once the text is completed) before we can share it with the public," he told a media conference on the second day of the 11th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) in Kuala Lumpur today.
Mustapa said the government has been working on the text for a couple of years and the template was already there waiting to put the final touches.
"This is a dynamic kind of work, although the ministers have concluded the discussions.
"There are a few technical issues and outstanding. Once all the matters are resolved it will be in the public domain and of course everyone will have access to this agreement," he said.
He said Malaysia was going to have a lot of time to deliberate on the TPPA.
"Three months are a long time. There have been cases where important issues have been debated in a few days but in this case it's going to be in the public domain for three months.
"Therefore there is enough time for Malaysians to give their comments. So transparency will not be an issue," he said.
- Bernama
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