Tawaran Syarikat Milik MOF Inc Bukan Sebab Kerajaan Tidak Ada Duit - Najib
PEKAN, 30 Jan (Bernama) -- Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak berkata tindakan kerajaan untuk menawarkan beberapa syarikat milik Kementerian Kewangan Diperbadankan (MOF Inc) kepada syarikat swasta secara "bidaan terbuka" bukanlah disebabkan kerajaan kini "tidak berduit"._
Beliau berkata pada dasarnya, kerajaan hanya merupakan fasilitator dan bukannya terlibat dalam bidang perniagaan.
"(Kita) dalam proses untuk mengenal pasti syarikat ini, seterusnya kita tawarkan secara "bidaan terbuka," katanya kepada pemberita selepas merasmikan pelancaran Digital Pekan 1Malaysia, di sini, Sabtu.
Turut hadir Menteri Besar Pahang Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob dan Menteri Penerangan, Komunikasi dan kebudayaan Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim.
Najib berkata demikian ketika diminta mengulas kenyataan Menteri Kewangan Kedua Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah semalam yang berkata kerajaan merancang untuk memindahkan beberapa syarikat milik Kementerian Kewangan Diperbadankan kepada syarikat swasta bagi meningkatkan pelaburan dalam sektor swasta.
Mengulas lanjut, Najib berkata: "Bukan (kerajaan) tak ada duit (dengan tindakan itu). Sebab banyak syarikat ini dikelolakan oleh kerajaan. Pada dasarnya kerajaan merupakan fasilitator dan bukannya terlibat dalam bidang perniagaan, itu prinsip kita," katanya.
Semalam, Ahmad Husni berkata pihaknya akan berbuat demikian menerusi pemindahan langsung atau penyenaraian dalam bursa saham.
Menurut Ahmad Husni, kementerian mungkin mengurangkan kepentingannya dalam syarikat milik MOF Inc. kepada sektor swasta namun ketika ini kerajaan masih tidak mempunyai mekanisme untuk melaksanakan tersebut.
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Government A Facilitator To Business - Najib
PEKAN, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- The Prime Minister said the move by the government to offer several subsidiaries of the Ministry of Finance Inc to private companies is in line with its role as a business facilitator and not as a business entity.
Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who is the Finance Minister, said the government was now identifying the subsidiaries involved which would be offered through open bidding.
He was speaking to reporters after opening the "Digital Pekan 1Malaysia" here Saturday.
Also present were Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob and Information Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim.
Najib was asked to comment on the statement by Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah yesterday that the government planned to transfer some of the MOF Inc-owned companies to private companies in order to boost private sector investment.
Najib said: "It's not because the government has no money. Most of these companies are handled by the government, which, in principle, is a business facilitator and not directly involved in the activity."
BERNAMA
PELUANG GUNA DUIT-BUAT DUIT-MAKAN DUIT
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
