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Saturday, September 11, 2004 |
| Budget Plan 2005
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The new budget plan is set and it’s good… Everyone is very pleased with the whole plan… well some pleased and some no comments… but I think it was a good move by Pak Lah… prominent increase was for the Civil Servants department… increase in salary and provisions are an extremely yes yes for Malaysia… especially to attract the younger generation to join in the government work force… No one wants to be a teacher or a police officer anymore… Full exemption on entertainment duty as long as performances are approved by the Culture, Arts and Heritage Ministry… Double deduction on expenses for halal certificates and quality systems and standards certificates to help quality control and availability of halal food… And most importantly is increase in ‘sin tax’… tax for cigarettes and alcohol (booze or CH3CH2OH)… I’ve been hoping for this for quite sometime… it’s sad to see my fellow college mates smoking outside the campus and me inhaling all the smoke… thankfully none of them are my friends or at least not anymore… Smoking is a BIG no no for me… A little fact file on smoking and alcohol:
--> Smoking:
- There are 3.8 mil smoker in M’sia
- According to WHO, we smoked 23.7 bil sticks (AHHHH!!!! My lungs are dying… 2nd hand smoker)
- Average of 10 000 M’sians die yearly from smoking
--> Boozing:
- M’sia is the 10th largest consumer (erm… talking about that aren’t Islams not allowed to booze?! This is an Islamic country after all…???)
- 45% of M’sians under 18 are regular boozers
- 30% of road accidents are caused by drinking and driving
Is it just me or are the facts and stats really sad?! I mean if you’re gonna destroy your health do it only when you’re old that way you won’t be wasting your life… Not when you’re 18 right?? Bah humbah!! JUST SAY NO!!!!
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WanTse @ 9/11/2004 11:39:00 pm
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