“We are... doing this to make sure that our deficit is reduced. We are a responsible government. We will make sure that we will live within our means,” - Idris Jala on the latest subsidy cuts.
Malaysiakini obtained several documents that reveal that the spending last year, prior to the Pemandu launch, was mainly on "external consultants", including American consultancy firm McKinsey and Co, which took the lion's share of an estimated RM36 million. Besides McKinsey, the other foreign and local consultants hired to set up Pemandu included Hay Group (which was paid RM11 million), Ethos & Co (RM1.5 million) and Alpha Platform (M) Sdn Bhd (RM1.5 million).
There was also a mysterious "external consultant" named "Tarmidzi" that received RM3 million for work done in setting up Pemandu.
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