It will be driven by five pillars containing 60 pledges, including scrapping the goods and services tax (GST).
Ten of the pledges will be implemented within 100 days of PH taking over Putrajaya, said PH chief secretary Saifuddin Abdullah.
He said the 200-page document, which took the coalition 15 months to complete, is a practical, not a populist, manifesto.
During a press conference at Parliament House, he said the manifesto is aimed at creating a better Malaysia in terms of the economy, race relations, strengthening of government institutions, foreign affairs and good governance, among others.
PKR’s Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin then outlined the five main pillars, with their details to be revealed tomorrow night in Shah Alam.
The first two pillars are to focus on reducing the people’s burden and strengthening government institutions.
Sim said these institutions have been abused by the government. “Due to that, people are losing confidence in our constitution. That is why it is crucial to strengthen them.”
He said the third pillar is to focus on people’s economy. Explaining this, he said PH is promising fair economic growth that will be felt by all.
The fourth and fifth pillars are to decentralise powers for Sabah and Sarawak, and bring back the glory days of Malaysia.
Sim said Malaysia is a promising country. “We have diversity. It is important for us to have inclusiveness and a moderate Malaysia.”
He said the manifesto will also touch on workers’ salaries which have almost stagnated.
“When I was a graduate engineer, my salary was RM2,000 a month. Now they get RM2,500, only an increase of RM500.”
He said the situation was similar for factory workers, whose wages used to be RM800 and was now RM1,100.
“Wages have been suppressed. Why? Because of too many foreign workers slowing down the country’s move to automation.”
Saifuddin, who was a deputy higher education minister with the ruling party previously, said the manifesto will include improving education.
He said the manifesto was drafted after long and intensive discussions among all the four parties in PH – PKR, DAP, Amanah and PPBM.
“When I was in Umno, during an Umno supreme council meeting, just before GE13, the late Jamaludin Jarjis showed us a document and said that it was the manifesto for BN.
“That was the only time we saw the manifesto.”
Saifuddin said the manifesto will include a two-term limit for the prime minister, chief ministers and menteri besar.
This policy will be implemented in states governed by PH in the event it fails to capture Putrajaya.
Amanah’s stategy director Dzulkefly Ahmad, during the press conference, revealed that page 10 of the manifesto will include PH’s higher goals of shariah.
“Our stand in the manifesto is to include progress and the total wellbeing of the citizens.
“The manifesto also contains a diagnosis of the problems facing the nation.”