Accountant-general confirms only RM450 million left in the coffers before GE14

Updated 7 years ago · Published on 25 Sep 2018 3:36PM · 10 Comments

Accountant-general Saat Esa has confirmed that there was only RM450 million left in the government consolidated account as of April 30, before the 14th general election. – EPA pic, September 25, 2018.

THE accountant-general has confirmed that amount left in the government’s consolidated revenue account as at April 30 was just RM450 million.

The A-G, Saat Esa, also confirmed that the account had RM11.86 billion as of December 31, 2017, as announced by Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng recently.

“The balance in the fund as at (these dates) are in line with the records maintained by the department,” Saat said in a statement today.

He said the government could only use funds in the consolidated revenue account to cover operating expenses, which he confirmed was more than RM8 billion a month for emoluments and retirement benefits.

The A-G’s statement came as Lim and former prime minister Najib Razak are engaged in a war of words over the balance in the account just before the May 9 general election. Lim has demanded explanations from Najib, who has insisted that the figure is untrue. – September 25, 2018.

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  • We're screwed.

    Posted 7 years ago by Luke Skywalker · Reply

  • Charge hin again for cheating the Rakyat.....all the way.

    Posted 7 years ago by Hantoo Blacklord · Reply

  • This fcuking lanun should be hanged immediately for committing treason.

    Posted 7 years ago by Chee yee ng · Reply

  • I support hudud. Let's get him in a public square and chop off his hands for theft. Then cut off his tongue for lying.

    Posted 7 years ago by David Churme · Reply

    • Lol, I don't think it work that way mate.

      Posted 7 years ago by Luke Skywalker · Reply

  • Nothing can shame him..

    Posted 7 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • Let's slap him with more charges. He is not expecting charges from non-1mdb case

    Posted 7 years ago by Wen Chiuan Woo · Reply

  • Kesian Abdul Razak Hussein dimalukan anaknya najib.

    Posted 7 years ago by Azis Yusoff · Reply

  • Let any Malaysian slap the face of this thief robber a lying bastard lets humiliate hIm lets throw rotten stinky eggs at najIb n his pig wife rosmah

    Posted 7 years ago by Danial Abdullah · Reply

  • How could over RM11 billion simply disappear into into thin air in the span of 4 months?

    Posted 7 years ago by Roger 5201 · Reply