SURVEY: 82% SUPPORT PM ANWAR'S 30 MADANI ECONOMY INITIATIVES

82% of respondents in the 'MADANI Economy Initiatives: Public Acceptance' survey, expressed support and favourable acceptance of the 30 initiatives announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who assumed office on 24th November, 2022.

The survey, conducted by Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), in collaboration with two non-governmental organisations from 1st November to 4th December, involved 4,606 respondents, comprising various races, genders, and age groups, who were randomly selected from the 21,473,409 registered voters across all parliamentary constituencies in the country.

UUM, in a statement, said the survey showed that the Unity Government's efforts to help the needy, especially the poor, garnered the most support.

“It includes the initiative to encourage Padiberas Nasional Bhd (BERNAS) to contribute RM60 million to poor padi farmers which received 96% support and 2% objections, while the initiative to eliminate hardcore poverty garnered 93% support and 3% objections.

“The initiative to provide an additional contribution of RM600 to hardcore poor households receiving the Rahmah Cash Aid (STR) was also highly accepted, with 93% support and only 4% of respondents objecting to it," according to the survey.

Another MADANI Economy initiative that gained substantial support was the Unity Government's efforts to combat corruption, with the government's decision to introduce the Public Finance and Fiscal Responsibility Bill receiving the highest acceptance rate.

The initiative, which garnered 94% support and 2% objections was seen as able to ensure a more transparent and responsible economic policy.

“In addition, 94% of respondents supported and only 2% objected to the government's move to introduce the Government Procurement Bill, which aimed at preventing the waste of public funds.

“As for the initiative to implement institutional reform and good governance to eradicate corrupt practices, there was 93% support and 4% of respondents opposed it,” read the statement.

Meanwhile, the survey also revealed that 83% of respondents expressed satisfaction with the clarity of the economic policies' direction under the Malaysia MADANI concept, while only 7% voiced discontent.

“A total of 78% of respondents also expressed confidence that the MADANI Economy Initiative is capable of making Malaysia's economy stronger and 66% of them were satisfied with the Prime Minister's performance in managing the Malaysian economy,” said the survey.

According to the statement, the findings refute certain quarters' claims that the economic policy under the Malaysia MADANI concept does not have a clear direction.

At the same time, the findings debunk the claim that many people are not satisfied with the Unity Government's efforts to help the needy, fight corruption, and generate economic growth.