RMK11 | Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's presentation of 11th Malaysia Plan (RMK11) mid-term review today did not have much new substance, said his predecessor.
Former premier Najib Abdul Razak, who spoke to reporters at Parliament this evening, said the review also contradicted allegations that the BN government had been wasteful.
"I see that this midterm review is much guided by the continuity of what we had already achieved. Nothing much is new in the presentation.
"Besides, it has also been alleged before that the previous (BN) government had been wasteful. But when I saw this book, the country and government's debt had decreased to 50 percent from 54 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP).
"So how come we could be a spendthrift government if the country's debt is shrinking? Our fiscal deficit had also decreased in this period," he said.
Mahathir had earlier today presented the review in Parliament where he unveiled new economic forecasts and goals of the five-year development plan covering 2016 to 2020.
Najib said the Pakatan Harapan administration's revised targets gave less focus on matters which had been important to BN.
"One of them is public transport which I see as an important aspect for connectivity. This is what we should do.
"There was also no detail on how to close the gap (of development) in states like Sabah, Sarawak and in the East Coast.
"This means that there is a shortage of details on how (the government) is going to achieve the objectives," he said.
Najib also took a jab at Harapan over the review which he said had "glaringly" missed out the coalition's election promises.
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