First Gifts after 100 days

Najib gave Malaysians 11 gifts after being a PM for 100 days.

Let us look at these gifts.

1.A 20% dicount for motorists who used the toll 80 times per month using Smartag or Touch N Go.

A normal driver will use a to and fro usage per working day. Thus in a month,he would use the toll 40 times. I guess effectively not many are going to benefit from this goody.

2.Sale of 44,000 low-cost houses to KL occupants who currently rent them. So the only people will be the current occupants. Not much ripple effect to other citizens

3.RM50 million allocation for entrepreneurs with another RM15 million for Indian businessmen. Again selective businessmen will get it including some Indians.

4.Issuance of another 3,000 taxi permits. Good for taxi users but we do not know the distribution of these permits by towns.

5.Expediting birth registrations in Sabah and Sarawak-it's a given-an adminstrative matter-not a goody

6.Clearing the backlog of citizenship applications - it's another given-an adminstrative matter-not a goody

7.Improving access to basic utilities in rural areas-another feel-good statement of intent when it is a basic necessity to have utilities like water and electricity. The government need to buck up here.

8.Reducing the cost to obtain a B2 motorcycle licence (under 250cc. This may have some impact as it include motorbike learning lessons from RM500-RM700. Will help rural folks and youths in towns.

9.Setting up of a new trust fund, Amanah Saham 1Malaysia for citizens above 18 years old. Will be helpful to pensioners and salaried workers. Hopefully, the returns are as good as ASN.

10.New measures to curb crime and corruption-These better be more than lip service.

So let us give PM another 200 days to see more concrete programmes instead of these adhoc bit and pieces type of handouts.