tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227959116545765668.post6903250590095423137..comments2023-10-09T23:41:35.540+08:00Comments on The Whisperer: 2009 Budget: Caring budget? Nonsense!!TheWhispererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14415304355633985528noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227959116545765668.post-88616780009313328022008-09-03T10:39:00.000+08:002008-09-03T10:39:00.000+08:00The whole crux is the way contracts are awarded. I...The whole crux is the way contracts are awarded. If that could be made transparent and competition encouraged, there will not only be more savings, it would also result in more favourable concession agreements which need not burden the government with huge payoffs in times when charges such as toll and tariffs are deffered. It could mean billions of savings that we can channel into other more rewarding development. I have always maintained that to be a developed nation we should develop the education as well as the medical facilities for the people.Malaysian Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14210367112637801605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227959116545765668.post-89256448122487430012008-09-02T12:17:00.000+08:002008-09-02T12:17:00.000+08:00Happy Independence Day, Kevin. Hope you have had a...Happy Independence Day, Kevin. Hope you have had an eventful holiday.<BR/><BR/>Yup, RM86.3B is indeed a huge amount. Can own my own island in the Caribbeans with that sum. Haha.. That's just part of my dreams. Big dream, huh! Dreams are free so might as well dream big. <BR/><BR/>Based on my experience with their practices, a conservative figure of 15% of this total amount will eventually end up in their pockets through their 'so called awareness programs'.<BR/><BR/>Our administration is well known as suckers for making purchases at exorbitant prices and sometimes, paying for non existence items for reasons already known to us.TheWhispererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14415304355633985528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8227959116545765668.post-47770729764880749602008-09-02T11:19:00.000+08:002008-09-02T11:19:00.000+08:00Image of the budget has to be "caring" what to do?...Image of the budget has to be "caring" what to do? Call it caring budget la... A more pertinent question to ask will be what constitute fixed charges and grants? 86.3billion! alot of money to be "gelapped!"Malaysian Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14210367112637801605noreply@blogger.com