PH chief secretary Saifuddin Abdullah told the crowd at the Ideal Convention Centre that the coalition will also be driven by five pillars containing 60 promises to be fulfilled over the next five years.
“The 200-page document, which took the coalition 15 months to complete, is a practical, not a populist, manifesto,” Saifuddin said.
The 10 promises that PH will implement within the first 100 days are: scrap the goods and services tax (GST), have targeted petrol subsidies, eliminate Felda settlers’ debts, enable housewives to contribute to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), streamline minimum wages, return the status of Sabah and Sarawak according to the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), suspend PTPTN higher education fund repayments for those earning below RM4,000, have “healthcare” scheme for all, open investigations into scandals, and review mega projects.
“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,” Saifuddin said.
Referring to the five pillars that will be the main focus of the manifesto, he said that the first two pillars are to focus on reducing the people’s burden and strengthening government institutions.
“The third pillar is to focus on people’s economy, while the fourth and fifth pillars are to decentralise powers for Sabah and Sarawak, and bring back the glory days of Malaysia.”
Meanwhile, PH chairman Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the coalition will not be able to fulfll all these promises if it fails to defeat Barisan Nasional in GE14.
“If we lose, nothing can be done. We need to work towards victory and set aside any personal interests if we want to win,” he said.
Also attending the launch of the PH manifesto were leaders from the four component parties, namely PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, PPBM president Muhyiddin Yassin, DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang and Amanah president Mohamad Sabu, as well as other members of the PH presidential council.