Leakages and wastage in government subsidies allocated to the people must be effectively addressed through accurate data and information provided by the Statistics Department Malaysia (DOSM), said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in his speech at the DOSM 75th Diamond Jubilee celebration held in Penang on Saturday (Nov 2).
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00:00This is the book of 75 years of Jubilee Intangible.
00:10Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.
00:13Alhamdulillah Rabbil Alamin.
00:15Nahmadunussalli ala Rasulil Kareem wa ala alihi wa sahbihi ajma'in.
00:19In all of the plans,
00:21growth,
00:24investment,
00:26poverty study,
00:29and assistance from the government,
00:32all require numbers and data.
00:37This means that the future of the people and the country depends on the level of our intelligence,
00:46our integrity,
00:48to produce data and reliable numbers.
00:53And one thing that cannot be denied in this country,
00:56even though there are many institutions and agencies,
01:00but DOSM has put an achievement and value and integrity
01:07that is respected by all the people of our country.
01:11And this helps us.
01:14Because when these numbers are believed,
01:17it can help the country
01:22to grow, to develop the economy,
01:25and more just distribution.
01:27And of course, I am waiting for changes to happen,
01:31including new steps that have just been introduced
01:37to go down to the state and regional levels.
01:41Numbers such as those made through PADU
01:45will help us so that there is no stagnation,
01:48stagnation in the dissemination of assistance to our people.
01:53As you know,
01:55experts in data and data,
01:57the number of agricultural assistance,
02:01the number of assistance that is called subsidies to the people,
02:04and the number of incentives for the poor people,
02:08that is a lot.
02:10And from recent studies in several courts, including Megatrends, Khazanah,
02:16it turns out, according to the studies of international economic experts,
02:21Malaysia has the lowest tax base,
02:28but the highest subsidies in Asia.
02:32Yes, it is true that the subsidies are high,
02:37but without the help of good numbers and data,
02:42we get a lot of these subsidies that are wasted.
02:48And this stagnation must be handled,
02:50if not, we will continue to increase spending,
02:54but it will not reach the target group.
02:57This is a very critical and strategic role
03:02that must be played by this office.