Thursday September 4, 2008
PM to inspect progress of projects under Budget 2009
KOTA KINABALU: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will personally inspect the progress of various development projects planned by the Government under Budget 2009.
He said good plans would be of no use if the implementation and delivery were not carried out properly.
“I will personally visit project sites in Sabah to see the progress. If it is not done, I want to know why,” he said in a speech during a buka puasa with some 2,000 people, including state leaders, here yesterday. He also distributed alms to 100 children from three orphanages in Sabah.
Abdullah said among the targets of Budget 2009 was to improve the livelihood of the people in the face of current global challenges.
He said he was confident Malaysia’s economic growth rate would continue at moderate levels, despite higher fuel prices and the food crisis.
Abdullah added that measures taken in the budget included ensuring productivity levels increased through the strengthening of human capital, as well as providing incentives.
He said the Government would give the required assistance for employers to improve the capability of their employees, and to raise the standard of living of the people.
Earlier, Chief Minister Datuk Musa Aman thanked Abdullah for providing Sabah with the allocations for the much-needed infrastructure and rural development projects in the state.
He said that this should put a stop to politicking, including issues like political crossovers.
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