反對黨領袖前副首相拿督斯里阿末扎希否認前朝政府「盜用」消費稅退款一事，並稱該些退款都在某個基金賬戶里，沒有「不翼而飛」。

他今日在國會大廳表示，他不認為相關款項已消失，因為它應該已被存入其他賬戶里。

他說，有關消費稅退款也有可能使用在發展項目上。


「我不覺得是消失了，或許被存在綜合賬戶中，所以被視為綜合基金。」

「只有在不依法的情況下花掉了，那才叫偷竊。」

財政部長林冠英昨日指出，前朝國陣政府拖欠全國商家多達194億令吉消費稅退款，有些欠款甚至已超過兩年。

他再次指責前朝政府沒有遵守條規，並盜用了原本應放入信託戶頭的退款。

他說，更糟糕的情況是，信託戶頭裡只剩下14億8600萬令吉。

另外，針對巫統兩名領袖連番把前首相兼巫統主席納吉形容為「巫統應該拋棄的包袱」一事，阿末扎希表示，希望納吉不會為此耿耿於懷。

「我希望他不會因此受傷，或受輿論影響。」

「我希望他不會受到情緒波動，冷靜且堅持地渡過法庭審訊。」

前第二財長佐哈里（Johari Abdul Gani）早前將國陣在雙溪甘迪斯補選落敗一事，歸咎納吉助選。

佐哈里指，納吉正面對貪污指控，而會使人對巫統反感。


而巫統總秘書安努亞慕沙今日也呼應佐哈里，疾呼巫統勿再為納吉護航，反之應與納吉劃清界線，讓其個人承擔一馬公司醜聞的責任。


Ketua Pembangkang Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi tetap bersangka baik dengan meyakini RM18 bilion bayaran balik cukai barangan dan perkhidmatan (GST) yang sepatut dipulangkan kepada peniaga sebenarnya masih ada.


Kata bekas timbalan perdana menteri itu, beliau percaya wang berkenaan masih berada dalam akaun yang disatukan (consolidated account) milik kerajaan.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 — Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today rejected Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng』s assertion that RM18 billion Goods and Services Tax (GST) refund monies went 「missing」.


Instead, the Umno president said the funds could have been used for other approved development projects instead.


「I don』t think it is missing for the funds are put in a consolidated account, so we have to see it as being part of a consolidated fund. Only if it was used for reasons that are not according to regulations, it would be considered a theft,」 the Bagan Datuk MP said.

Yesterday, Lim said that RM18 billion of the GST refund monies had been missing from the system, and blamed the previous Barisan Nasional government for the matter.


Ahmad Zahid said that if the funds were used for other developments that were approved as per the budget, the government could just table a supplementary supply Bill to bridge the funds, and not 「accuse」 the previous administration.

「The attitude of the government seems to be to engage in a blame game, as if they are still the Opposition,」 he said.

「If they can』t resolve the problem, hand (government) to us, we will find a way to resolve this,」 he added.