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Thursday, October 16, 2014

Ku Li calls for review of finance minister’s ‘absolute power’

Former finance minister Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah says there are loopholes in the Financial Procedures Act, such as the allowance for direct negotiation.  – The Malaysian Insider file pic, October 16, 2014.Former finance minister Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah says there are loopholes in the Financial Procedures Act, such as the allowance for direct negotiation. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, October 16, 2014.
The "absolute powers" vested in the finance minister through the Financial Procedures Act 1957 must be reviewed as it provides room for corruption, said former finance minister Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah.
The veteran Umno leader said the loopholes in the act allows the minister to award contracts to any parties through direct negotiations.
"If we want to control corruption, we must look into Financial Procedures Act. The Financial Procedures Act gives absolute power to the finance minister, through the Parliament," Tengku Razaleigh, popularly known as Ku Li, told a press conference today.
The Gua Musang MP said this was unethical as the government was accountable to the people, and reminded Putrajaya that the wealth it managed did not belong to their "mother and father".
"This is the people's money which we collected through tax. We can't just use it as we please. We have to use the correct methods, and the best method is through open tender."
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