Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua said treasurer-general Irwan Serigar Abdullah did not tell the whole truth when dismissing his (Pua’s) claim that Non-Financial Public Corporations (NFPC) were a "time bomb" for the Malaysian budget.

In a statement, Pua quoted Irwan's response to his earlier warning, issued in response to Budget 2017 tabled last Friday, that a time bomb was hidden in the depths of the government's Economic Report.

"Why didn’t Tan Sri Irwan Serigar point out the fact that Prasarana’s RM13 billion of debt and mounting expenses have only increased and that it requires annual government grants to keep the company afloat?" Pua asked.