Procurement bill doesn’t expand minister’s powers, says Treasury
The proposed government procurement law which was passed in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday will not give the finance minister more power but makes his existing powers clearer under the law, says the Treasury.
Treasury secretary-general Johan Mahmood Merican said the Government Procurement Bill 2025 was based on global best practices and allows for action to be taken against former officers who have retired or left the public service.
“Even the (finance) minister is subject to offences under this bill. What we are doing in this bill is not expanding the minister’s powers, but putting them in law,” he said during a virtual media briefing today.
The bill, aimed at boosting transparency in public spending, drew flak from civil society groups for appearing to give the finance minister too much unchecked power.
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