Press Statement By Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng In Kuala Lumpur On 3.8.2017.<\/p>\n
Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan is unfit to be a Minister in the Prime Minister Department not only because he previously chickened out of his own challenge to debate with me, but now has shown to be so desperately jealous of the Penang state government\u2019s sterling financial performance. Abdul Rahman Dahlan is so desperately jealous of Penang state government\u2019s remarkable success in being the only state in Malaysia to have zero outstanding debt payment arrears that he attempts to claim credit that the Federal government is responsible for the reduction in state debts.<\/p>\n
Is Abdul Rahman green with envy because Penang\u2019s success in debt reduction and zero debt payment arrears could not be emulated by the Federal government, which instead saw an astonishing increase of RM 147 billion in 5 years from RM 501.6 billion in 2012 to RM 648.5 billion in 2016? This Federal government debt would have exceeded RM800 billion if contingent liabilities in the form of Federal government guarantees and support letters were included.<\/p>\n
In contrast over the same period, Penang reduced its state debts by 90% to RM65 million by end 2016, the lowest amongst all states in the country. Pahang state debts is the highest at RM3 billion, followed by Sabah and Sarawak RM2.6 billion, Kedah RM2.3 billion and Kelantan RM1.4 billion rounding of the top 5 most heavily indebted states in Malaysia.<\/p>\n
So envious is Abdul Rahman of Penang, that he asked the Penang state government to cancel the water restructuring deal that we signed in 2011. Abdul Rahman claimed that the debt reduction was made possible only by the Federal government converting the RM655.24 million of water debts to 45 annual lease payments of RM14.56 million by Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang(PBAPP).<\/p>\n
Abdul Rahman Dahlan forgets 5 important points that he deliberately left out and did not mention. One, the water debts were incurred by the previous BN state government and it is only fair to return those water debts to the BN Federal government. Two, the debts taken over by the Federal government was not for free, but in exchange for water assets surrendered by PBAPP, and now owned by the Federal government.<\/p>\n
Three, the water restructuring deal, taking over of water debts and surrender of assets was not peculiar to Penang but also applied to all other states. Four, this water restructuring deal involved a surrender of state rights by the BN state governments before 2008. In 2005 there was an amendment to the Federal Constitution that put \u201cwater supplies and services\u201d from the State list to the Concurrent List in the Ninth Schedule of the Federal Constitution.<\/p>\n
Five, most importantly to Abdul Rahman Dahlan is that the Penang state government is the only state that did not have any outstanding debt payment arrears at end 2016. This is a stark contrast from Pahang and Kedah which had the highest arrears of RM1.087 billion and RM1.028 billion, respectively. Further, PBAPP had also paid on time and in full all the annual lease payments.<\/p>\n
Penang state government and PBAPP had no help from the Federal government when all debt repayments were made on time, clearly proving that unlike other states we had the money to do so because we were well-managed with record annual surpluses since 2008.<\/p>\n
Abdul Rahman Dahlan should not behave childishly and throw a tantrum out of sheer political jealousy, to ask us to cancel the water restructuring deal unless he is willing to guarantee the Federal government walks back on the 5 points mentioned above.<\/p>\n
Will the Federal government then cancel all the water restructuring deals for all states; return the water assets taken by the Federal government back to the states; as well as push through a constitutional amendment now approved by the Federal Parliament and all state Assemblies to undo the 2005 Federal Constitutional amendment and return back the power of \u201cwater supplies and services\u201d back to the State List?<\/p>\n
LIM GUAN ENG<\/p>\n
——-BM Version
\nKenyataan Akhbar oleh Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Lim Guan Eng pada 3 Ogos 2017 di Kuala Lumpur.<\/p>\n
Abdul Rahman Dahlan Sangat Terdesak Dan Cemburu Dengan Kejayaan Luar Biasa Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang Sebagai Satu-Satunya Negeri Di Malaysia Yang Mempunyai Bayaran Tunggakan Hutang Sifar Yang Mana Beliau Cuba Mengambil Kredit Bahawa Kerajaan Persekutuan Yang Bertanggungjawab Dalam Usaha Pengurangan Hutang Negeri Pulau Pinang Berkaitan.<\/strong><\/p>\n Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan tidak layak untuk menjadi Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri bukan hanya kerana beliau seorang pengecut apabila tidak berani untuk berdebat dengan saya, malah kini amat terdesak dan sangat cemburu dengan kejayaan prestasi kewangan Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang. Abdul Rahman Dahlan sangat terdesak dan amat cemburu dengan kejayaan luar biasa Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang sebagai satu-satunya negeri di Malaysia yang mempunyai bayaran tunggakan hutang sifar, yang mana beliau cuba mendapatkan kredit bahawa Kerajaan Persekutuan yang bertanggungjawab ke atas pengurangan hutang negeri tersebut.<\/p>\n Adakah Abdul Rahman berasa sangat iri hati kerana kejayaan Pulau Pinang dalam pengurangan hutang dan tunggakan bayaran hutang sifar ini tidak dapat diikuti oleh Kerajaan Persekutuan, yang menyaksikan kenaikan sebanyak RM147 bilion dalam tempoh 5 tahun daripada RM501.6 bilion pada tahun 2012 kepada RM648.5 bilion pada tahun 2016? Hutang Kerajaan Persekutuan mungkin akan melebihi RM800 bilion sekiranya liabiliti luar jangka dalam bentuk jaminan dan surat sokongan Kerajaan Persekutuan turut dimasukkan.<\/p>\n Sebaliknya dalam tempoh sama, Pulau Pinang telah mengurangkan hutang negeri sebanyak 90% kepada RM65 juta pada hujung tahun 2016, terendah di antara semua negeri di negara ini. Hutang Negeri Pahang adalah yang tertinggi iaitu RM3 bilion, diikuti Sabah dan Sarawak sebanyak RM2.6 bilion, Kedah RM2.3 bilion dan Kelantan RM1.4 bilion, sekaligus menjadi antara 5 negeri yang mempunyai hutang tertinggi di Malaysia.<\/p>\n Betapa cemburunya Abdul Rahman terhadap Pulau Pinang, oleh kerana itulah beliau mendesak Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang supaya membatalkan perjanjian penstrukturan semula air yang ditandatangani pada tahun 2011. Abdul Rahman mendakwa bahawa pengurangan hutang itu hanya dapat dilakukan kerana Kerajaan Persekutuan telah mengubah hutang air sedia ada sebanyak RM655.24 juta kepada bayaran ansuran sebanyak RM14.56 juta setahun selama 45 tahun oleh Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang (PBAPP).<\/p>\n Abdul Rahman Dahlan lupa tentang 5 perkara penting yang beliau sengaja tinggalkan dan tidak ingin dinyatakan. Pertama, hutang air ini telah ditanggung oleh Kerajaan Negeri BN sebelum ini dan ia adalah adil untuk mengembalikan hutang air tersebut kepada Kerajaan Persekutuan BN. Kedua, hutang yang diambil alih oleh Kerajaan Persekutuan ini bukannya dilakukan secara percuma, tetapi menerusi pertukaran aset air yang diserahkan oleh PBAPP, dan kini dimiliki oleh Kerajaan Persekutuan.<\/p>\n Ketiga, perjanjian penstrukturan semula air, pengambilalihan hutang air dan penyerahan aset bukan hanya khusus kepada Pulau Pinang tetapi turut dipraktikkan kepada semua negeri lain. Keempat, perjanjian penstrukturan semula air ini adalah melibatkan penyerahan hak oleh Kerajaan Negeri BN sebelum tahun 2008. Pada tahun 2005, terdapat pindaaan Jadual Sembilan Perlembagaan Persekutuan dalam Perlembagaan Persekutuan yang meletakkan \u201cbekalan air dan perkhidmatan\u201d daripada senarai Negeri kepada senarai bersama.<\/p>\n Kelima, yang paling penting kepada Abdul Rahman ialah Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang merupakan satu-satunya negeri yang tidak mempunyai sebarang bayaran hutang tertunggak pada penghujung tahun 2016. Keadaan ini adalah jauh berbeza daripada negeri Pahang dan Kedah yang masing-masing mempunyai tunggakan tertinggi sebanyak RM1.087 bilion dan RM1.028 bilion. Sebagai tambahan, PBAPP juga telah menjelaskan semua bayaran ansuran penuh pada tepat tempoh masanya.<\/p>\n Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang dan PBAPP tidak mendapat sebarang bantuan daripada Kerajaan Persekutuan apabila semua bayaran hutang dibuat tepat pada masanya, ini jelas membuktikan bahawa tidak seperti negeri lain, Pulau Pinang mempunyai wang untuk berbuat demikian kerana negeri ini diuruskan dengan baik dengan lebihan belanjawan direkodkan sejak tahun 2008.<\/p>\n Abdul Rahman Dahlan sepatutnya tidak bersikap kebudak-budakan dan melontarkan sifat kecemburuan politik, dengan meminta Kerajaan Negeri membatalkan perjanjian penstrukturan semula air melainkan beliau sanggup memberi jaminan bahawa Kerajaan Persekutuan melihat semula 5 perkara penting yang dinyatakan di atas.<\/p>\n Adakah Kerajaan Persekutuan akan membatalkan semua perjanjian penstrukturan semula air untuk semua negeri; mengembalikan aset air yang diambil oleh Kerajaan Persekutuan kepada negeri-negeri; dan juga 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Lumpur On 3.8.2017. Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan is unfit to be a Minister in the Prime Minister Department not only because he previously chickened out of his own challenge to debate with me, but now has shown to be so desperately jealous of the …<\/p>\n