PKR President Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim advised the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) to consider policy failure as a key factor in the country's higher than expected poverty rate.
In particular, he called on Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali, the Minister of Economic Affairs in charge of the EPU, to recognize that the misdiagnosis of the causes of poverty can lead to the failure of a “massive disaster” .
"Last month, Professor Alston of the United Nations gave us a shocking statement debunking our analytical statistics, which is the poverty rate," Anwar said in a speech to the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KLSICCI). 0.4%. "90th Anniversary and Enterprise Excellence Award.
Mr. Port Dickson said that he also found it difficult to believe the government's official poverty data because the actual situation was very different.
"In any village in Port Dickson, you can go to Kampong Malay, Indian real estate, Chinese fishing villages, Orang Asli settlements, these people have a lot of poor people.
"So, despite some doubts, what Alstom did did not shock me. But it was shocking to those who apparently severed their ties," he said.
Anwar added that Malaysia's policies either proved to be wrong or had obvious fundamental flaws, such as new economic policies. He said that the new economic policy failed to address poverty even among Malays 40 years later.
"In fact, extreme poverty still exists. There has always been social mobility, but overall, it is certain that a major review is needed.
"We must acknowledge the need to review the basic plan. Race-based policies are outdated and new needs-based policies are the way," he said.
Anwar encourages KLSICCI, as well as its Malay and Chinese counterparts, to launch a program that transcends race.
"If we expect Malays to change their minds, everyone must do so. We don't see the old way of thinking, that the procedures or foundations are based solely on race.
"We need to continue to set a new economic agenda based on the needs of the country and growth. This means that the government must do everything in its power to promote economic development and attract investment during the Industrial Revolution 4.0 period," he said, adding that this is important for reducing poverty. The wealth gap is necessary.
Anwar earlier mentioned the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Philip Alston, who said on August 23 that Malaysia's official poverty statistics are inaccurate because it does not reflect life Cost and exclude vulnerable people from the numbers.
He added that the country's possible poverty rate could be as high as 15% to 20%.
However, Azmin's ridiculous estimate against Alston is unfounded, and he said on August 24 that the government insists on a 0.4% poverty rate because it is based on internationally accepted standards Drawn.
(Source by MMO)
