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PUTRAJAYA, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, in an unprecedented move, assigned tasks, responsibilities and timelines to various ministries and agencies to ensure strategies and measures announced in the 2010 Budget are implemented on schedule.
Najib, who is also the Finance Minister, assigned the tasks at a meeting with cabinet ministers and department and agency heads at the Finance Ministry Friday afternoon.
In a statement, the Finance Ministry said the move was to ensure that all measures implemented by the government would benefit the rakyat.
"Follow-ups will be conducted to ascertain that the desired objectives and timelines are met. The Project Management Unit under the Finance Ministry would monitor the implementation of 2010 Budget measures to ensure a speedy and effective implementation," said the statement.
It said that the Implementation Coordination Unit (ICU) of the Prime Minister's Department, with branches in every state and in division and district in larger states, would act as a troubleshooter of the physical projects on the ground.
The statement said the Finance Ministry's existing technical committee for the economic stimulus packages, which meets weekly, would oversee the overall monitoring and address issues for the successful implementation of the 2010 Budget.
"The Prime Minister briefed all ministers, secretaries-general, department and agency heads as well as other stakeholders on what needs to be done.
"They have been reminded that the welfare of the rakyat is of utmost priority and that every effort must be made to ensure objectives of the 2010 Budget are fully realised," it said.
Najib tabled the 2010 Budget at the Dewan Rakyat on Oct 23, themed "1Malaysia, Together We Prosper" and designed to lay the foundation for the country's efforts to achieve a high income based economy.
-- BERNAMA
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