Malaysia 2019 Budget

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The time has come for this newish Government to present to us it's Budget Plan for next year. It is a Budget that is being closely watched and scrutinized by all from the C.E.O's, foreign and local investors and fund managers to the makcik's and uncle's selling on the streets and everyone in between.

 This is viewed rightfully so as a litmus test of this new administration to show us what they can and will deliver after years of abuse and misallocations of the forever scheming last administration of the clueless Najib and his cohorts of cling'on's that saw only opportunities to exploit the budget to line up their pockets.

 Let's see what they can come up with after all the rhetoric is said and done. I am reserving judgement until the Budget is presented.  Malaysia is in dire need of structural economic mending but the politics is getting in the way to REAL meaningful reforms to our economic well being.

 There's just too many vested interests that are entrenched and interlocked with our economy and it will take a herculean task to dismantle them all. The Civil Service expenditure is just one example..... Corruption is another..... 

 I hope we begin to take the steps starting now to make our way to a more inclusive Budget that takes the interests of all Malaysians into consideration. I hope....

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