DASAR PENSWASTAAN AKAN DITERUSKAN CONTOH IJN

Kerajaan akan mewastakan syarikat di bawah Kementerian Kewangan dan agensi kerajaan yang berdaya maju. Sebagai contoh Institut Jantung Negara. Sila ikuti ulasan "Moves to Privatise IJN " di bawah.

Syarikat k'jaan akan diswastakan

Kerajaan akan mewastakan syarikat di bawah Kementerian Kewangan dan agensi kerajaan yang berdaya maju.

Gelombang kedua penswastaan ini bermatlamatkan untuk membolehkan syarikat dan agensi berkenaan, beroperasi dengan lebih cekap.

"Kesan penswastaan ini akan mengurangkan kebergantungan kewangan kepada kerajaan," katanya Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak ketika membentangkan bajet di Parlimen hari ini.

Katanya, ini selaras dengan inisiatif penswastaan dengan mengurangkan secara beransur-ansur penglibatan kerajaan dalam aktiviti ekonomi yang bersaing.

Najib berkata kerajaan juga akan meningkatkan inisiatif projek perkongsian awam-swasta (PPP).

Menurutnya, kerjasama awam-swasta akan dipergiatkan dalam usaha untuk menjadikan sektor swasta sebagai peneraju pertumbuhan ekonomi negara.

"Pelaksanaan projek berimpak tinggi oleh sektor swasta akan dijalankan secara kerjasama dengan kerajaan.

"Dalam kerjasama ini, peranan kerajaan adalah untuk membantu menyediakan prasarana asas agar projek-projek swasta ini berdaya maju," tegas Najib.

Katanya, antara projek yang akan dilaksanakan tahun depan ialah pembangunan kompleks bersepadu imigresen, kastam dan kuarantin di Bukit Kayu Hitam, pembinaan enam kampus Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) dan pembangunan pusat Matrade.

Malaysiakini


Moves privatise IJN

Claims that hospital's board ready with fresh plan

IS there a fresh attempt to privatise the National Heart Institute (IJN)?


IJN, which had fended off an initial move by Sime Darby to take control of it last year, looks to be facing a renewed bid.

But this time, the threat appears to come from within, with the IJN board of directors allegedly ready to “disembowel” the 17-year-old medical institution.

The board, in a fresh bid to privatise the institution, has allegedly obtained the consent of the Economic Planning Unit (EPU), under the Finance Ministry, to conduct a Widespread Asset Unbundling (WAU) scheme, geared towards separating IJN’s operational functions and further creating new subsidiaries.

The new subsidiaries, it is claimed, would include entities such as IJN Services (a joint-venture company for hospital support services), IJN Assets (to manage and maintain the upkeep of the buildings and equipment) and IJN Pharmacy, which would handle pharmaceuticals.

This, it is alleged, would transform IJN into a full-fledged business entity focused on profits.

In making the claims, blogger Big Dog on his socio-political blog, (bigdogdotcom.wordpress.com) said the exercise would deviate from the original spirit and sole intention of IJN’s inception, which was to provide Malaysians with better and affordable health care.

It was speculated that if the changes take effect, it could eventually pave the way for an initial public offering (IPO) on the stock market, as IJN’s track record of 41,000 successful coronary artery bypass surgeries is exemplary for a private hospital.

Speculation was also rife, should the exercise fail, it would justify cannibalising the group or parts of it to different corporate entities for profit.

The WAU “divide-and-conquer” concept was originally introduced by former Finance Minister 2 Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop, for the restructuring exercise of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and the inception of Penerbangan Malaysian Bhd as the special purpose vehicle to undertake the holding and ownership of all MAS assets, especially aircraft.

Nor Mohamed is presently the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of the EPU, which had allegedly consented to IJN’s WAU scheme. More sories from Malay Mail HERE