Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today dismissed assumptions of a hike in fuel price after the March 8 general election.

"No, it doesn't necessarily mean price hike," he said when asked if there would be a rise in fuel price after the polls following the increase in fuel subsidies paid by the Government last year.
Najib was speaking to reporters after Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad launched Barisan Nasional's (BN) progress report and election manifesto, themed "Security, Peace and Prosperity," here.

In his speech at the launching, Abdullah, who is also Finance Minister, said that last year, the government paid RM43.4 billion for subsidies, of which RM35 billion was allocated for fuel.

Commenting on the BN's manifesto, Najib said that it was the BN's government Key Performance Index (KPI) for the last four years and is assessed by the rakyat.

"I believe this document is the basis and measurement of our success as well as our future direction," he said.

Najib said that this was because the manifesto was not politically rhetoric but contained substantive inputs.

He said that the specific contents in the manifesto made it easier for the rakyat to see in detail all that had been done by the BN government to develop the country.

"The rakyat can also know where the BN government will lead them to," he said.

The Manifesto themed "Security, Peace and Prosperity," outlined what the government had done in the last four years after the huge mandate given by the rakyat in the 2004 general election.

This is also the first time the government unfolds its progress report before the rakyat.

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BERNAMA 

Wednesday, 27 Feb 2008