Are stimulus funds directly disbursed, preventing misappropriation?

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Stimulus funds are described as direct cash injections, which Muhyiddin says prevents misappropriation
Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said most spending under economic stimulus packages was not in the form of projects that could be misused, but instead as direct cash injections to people. He argued that this structure makes “kickbacks” impossible, saying it would not be feasible for anyone to collect commissions from recipients of programmes such as Bantuan Prihatin National (BPN), Prihatin Grants, and wage subsidies.
Most stimulus spending was cash grants to individuals, not projects
Muhyiddin stated that the majority of fiscal expenditures under economic stimulus packages were not designed as projects that could be misused. Instead, he described them as direct cash injections to the public, pointing to BPN, Prihatin Grants, and wage subsidies as examples.
“Kickbacks” are said to be impossible when funds go directly to recipients
He rejected allegations that kickbacks could occur, arguing that direct cash grants to the people do not create a pathway for funds to be diverted. In his framing, the question is how funds could be misappropriated if they are disbursed as cash grants.
Claims of commissions taking 3% to 5% are denied as fictitious
Muhyiddin also dismissed claims that a commission of 3 to 5 percent was collected from this type of fiscal expenditure. He questioned how he could collect commissions from expenses tied to cash assistance, asking whether the 10.6 million people receiving BPN or the 2.96 million workers receiving wage subsidies would pay him any commission.
He links the cash-disbursement argument to denying “RM4.5 billion” allegations
In the same statement, Muhyiddin rebutted claims that PN had RM4.5 billion in its coffers for GE15, alongside references to a Malaysia Anti Corruption Commission probe involving RM92.5 billion in government funds spent during the pandemic. He said the kickback and commission allegations were “nonsense” and maintained there was no RM4.5 billion in Bersatu’s or his accounts.

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