$100 MILLION FOR INDEPENDENCE

The government spent $100 million for the recent Merdeka celebrations. The government must published these expenses so that the people who pay the taxes will know how the money spend. I dont agree that it is worth only about $3.00 per citizen to spend on this celebration. It is so easy for the government to cover its track by saying that. It was $100 million for a celebration. The government must tell us how it was spent, which companies got the contracts, what allowances given to district councils, city halls, ministries, MPs and state representatives, etc to usher the 5oth year of independence. By right the government should ask big companies to sponsor part of the programmes.......so that the government doesnt have to burden it with the huge expenses. Money saved could be used to help the poor and destitutes in the country....The objective is not to waste public funds - that is the role the government leaders must bear in mind -which is collected from taxes from the people for the purposes to enrich the country. I am not saying the government shouldnt spend but spend it wisely.