The subsidies and aid that the Barisan Nasional (BN) federal government provides year-round has eased the burden of the people, especially those from large families, said Datuk Ahmad Maslan.
The deputy finance minister said that if all the help the government gave to the people were added up, Malaysians would discover that they only needed to earn a living for nine months in a year, while the remaining months were covered by BN.
"If we add up the 1Malaysia People's Aid (BR1M), the school aid, subsidies for petrol, diesel, flour, rice and cooking oil, I believe three months of our lives are sponsored by the BN government every year.
"We only spend nine months to work for a living. I will elaborate on this one-by-one tonight.
"It's not that I wish to bring this up, but I want to remind us that we have a good government that is responsible and cares for the people," said Ahmad in his speech to some 100 Malaysian Siamese in Wat Machimaram.
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Abdul Wahid Omar recently announced that the 2014 Household Income Survey revealed wages had increased by RM900 since 2012.
Wahid said the people enjoyed a better standard of living with the average household income surpassing RM5,900 a month, compared to RM5,000 a month in 2012.
He said Malaysia had been very successful in stimulating the economy as proven by the commendable gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6.3% in the first half of the year.
Ahmad said last night that the increase in BR1M cash vouchers by RM300 was enough to cover a family's living costs for two months.
"Next year we will increase the BR1M. If this year it is RM650 plus RM50 in insurance, that makes it RM700. If we maintain it at RM700 next year, the government will add another RM300, so that next year's BR1M will be at least RM1,000.
"RM1,000 is enough for a family of four to eat. If RM500 is spent in one month, the BN government covers the cost of two months. What does PAS give you? PAS gives nothing," he said.
Ahmad added that families with more children received more aid.
He said Malaysians received many subsidies daily, but they did not realise it as they were paying for goods at such low costs.
"School-going children receive RM100 in school aid. If you have 10 children, you receive RM1,000. Don't forget that. Children who study at higher levels also receive book vouchers.
"Cooking oil subsidies are set at RM1.50 per kg, flour is subsidised by RM1 per kg, cooking gas is subsidised by RM20 per 16kg.
"Every time you use the RON95 petrol, the government subsidises 73 sen per litre," he said. –TMI
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