Budget 2015 fulfills responsibility - Perkasa

Its president, Datuk Ibrahim Ali, said the prime minister had clearly managed to table a budget that had taken into account all aspects, especially the burden, faced by the rakyat.

"In a survey carried out by Perkasa and myself after the tabling of the budget Friday, we found that the majority of the people commended the budget, saying that it had given a breathe of relief to the low-income group who were burdened by the recent hike in the price of RON95 petrol and diesel.

"As such, Perkasa would like to congratulate the prime minister for tabling a national budget for 2015 which can be described as a budget that fulfilled the responsibility entrusted by the people."

He said this to reporters after attending the Bagan Perkasa divisional meeting here Saturday.

At the same time, Ibrahim said Perkasa called on the federal government to immediately address the issue of house price hike in the country as more and more people, especially the low-income earners, had not been able to own a house following the steep rise in house price.

"It is hoped that the government will make an amendment in the terms and conditions for house sales and purchase in a bid to control the price of house in the country, besides tightening the loan requirements for second house," he said.

Ibrahim said Perkasa would also propose to the government to consider increasing the tax rates for gambling, liquor and entertainment businesses.

He said the increase in the tax rates was deemed relevant as the businesses usually recorded high profits, and the tax collection could be returned to non-Muslims in the form of scholarship.