Much has been said about the Auditor General\u2019s report, but a couple of nagging questions have not been addressed. The Auditor General needs to inform the public on:<\/p>\n
1. Whether the sky-high prices paid for the purchases were the prices as stated in the budgets of the respective departments and agencies? <\/p>\n
Thus, for example, in the case of the RM40,000 laptops and RM3,800 wall clocks, were these the prices stated in the budgets of the departments or agencies concerned? In other words, is this the sum of money they had asked for, for purchasing those items at those prices, and were given without a question? <\/p>\n
If the answer is yes, then how come such excessive prices were approved in the first place?<\/p>\n
2. Were goods purchased at the excessive prices to finish off the left-over money after having purchased all the necessities, rather than returning it to the treasury?<\/p>\n
The treasury is not happy to have any balances returned to it. The policy is that money allocated to each of the departments and agencies must be spent. Not finishing the money allocated is taken to mean that those responsible for utilising it were not efficient.<\/p>\n
So were the RM40,000 laptops and RM3,800 clocks purchased with the \u2018leftover\u2019 money that the departments and agencies wanted to finish lest they be labelled as inefficient?<\/p>\n
It behoves the Auditor General to pin-point the causes.<\/p>\n
If the departments and agencies had actually asked for RM40,000 for laptops and RM3,800 for wall clocks, how did these budgeted figures get approved in the first place? <\/p>\n
If it was a case of finishing off the excess money, then why was so much extra asked for and given?<\/p>\n
These are very pertinent matters that the public should be informed about. So could the Auditor General please oblige us with a clarification on this. – themalaymailonline<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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