Forgive me, for I have 'sinned', says Najib to PM

Kamles Kumar Kamles Kumar Updated 7 years ago · Published on 12 Aug 2018 9:23PM · 15 Comments

Najib Razak has sarcastically said that he has 'sinned' by giving money to the needy during his time as prime minister. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, August 12, 2018.

FORMER prime minister Najib Razak today disputed a claim by Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad that he (Najib) had given out money “freely” during his administration, which Malaysians have become very used too.

Najib instead said the Barisan Nasional government had benefited from initiatives like the goods and services tax (GST), so much so that money could be given back to the people.

“It is not free money, but if the act of redistributing money from a dark economy, (from) the rich and those who avoided taxes, to help the people that needed it is illegal, then I have sinned,” he said in a statement posted on Facebook.

“When the government revenue increased, we gave back to the citizens who needed it,” added the Pekan MP.

The former Umno president said Dr Mahathir’s claim that the Pakatan Harapan government did not have money was just an excuse.

“The (BN) government’s debt of 50.8% compared to the gross domestic product was not high as 80% to 103.4% during Dr Mahathir’s era as prime minister previously,” Najib said.

He reiterated that the government’s revenue from GST was RM27 billion in 2015 and it grew to RM44 billion last year.

Najib added that GST was a transparent tax which worked on higher taxation for bigger purchases unlike the new sales and services tax, which replaces GST.

“We have collected a lot of money from rich people who spend more under GST compared to the poor people who had a lot of exemption. That is why the GST collection is more compared to the SST,” he said.

Dr Mahathir earlier today said Malaysians have come to expect free money as that was practised during Najib’s time in power.

The 93-year-old stressed the current government did not have money to spend lavishly as it was focused on the debts that Najib’s administration purportedly caused. – August 12, 2018.

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  • Pl stop giving ex pm unnecessary media time. Leave him to the courts. His next statement should come from the dock. There is so much to do and so little time to get back on track

    Posted 7 years ago by G.Selvakumar S.P.Ganesan · Reply

    • Correct, for the sake of the people

      Posted 7 years ago by Human Bing · Reply

  • Is PH Govt. lame?......being made stupid by nsjib?

    Posted 7 years ago by Azis Yusoff · Reply

  • The PH Government should pass a law to suspend any government servants charged by the courts.

    They should be asked to take unpaid leave until their case is settled.

    Posted 7 years ago by A.Bakar Mohd · Reply

  • OBESITY IS WORSE THAN 1MDB! A BN leader's greatest sin could be that much too much money was put out before their respective peoples to indulge in sweet drinks & fattening foods, resulting in the growing epidemic above. Malaysian Obesity is actually worse than 1MDB. We will recover from 1MDB given time, but obesity maybe never. The good news is that IT TAKES TIME TO PUT ON WEIGHT, &/BUT IT ALSO TAKES TIME TO TAKE THE FAT OFF FROM OUR BODY. IF WE ARE CARELESS IN OUR EATING, THE WEIGHT WILL COME BACK..

    Posted 7 years ago by MELVILLE JAYATHISSA · Reply

  • Forgive Najib for he knows not that he has sinned against Allah.

    Posted 7 years ago by Roger 5201 · Reply

  • But atok has money to waste on 3rd national car and another lost in forex!

    Posted 7 years ago by Michelle Foo · Reply

  • It is best now to ignore YB Pekan completely n let the legal system deal with his charges.He is non-existent now, cos he overdid whatever he did during his days as Minister n later PM. Just forget him.

    Posted 7 years ago by Ramakrishnan Thangavelu · Reply

  • Anything frm the ex PM is not worth a sen to read or hear U no longer hv the trust of Msians period

    Posted 7 years ago by B N Jettey · Reply

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  • Great pretender

    Posted 7 years ago by Benny Chong · Reply

  • TIADA MAAF BAGI MU PEKAN. SIAPA MAKAN CILI DIA RASA PEDAS.

    Posted 7 years ago by Ramakrishnan Thangavelu · Reply

  • Please stop reporting what Pekan says. He is non-existent. Talking utter rubbish after doing all that he did.

    Posted 7 years ago by Ramakrishnan Thangavelu · Reply

  • Bring back GST and abolished the stupid SST lah!! SST lagi tinggi cukai !! Think...

    Posted 7 years ago by Mohd Nordin · Reply

  • Hey Nijib .. Go see a doctor..not bomoh. You are sick man. You have driven all the institutions to the ground. You are dilutional, you have destroyed your own party. Still you blame everyone else but yourself. Can't wait to see you behind bars.

    Posted 7 years ago by Alphonz Jayaraman · Reply