Soon after the Prime Minister's presentation of his budget 2011, there's a rush for views from both opposition and BN politicians. <br /> <br />Not unexpected, it was thumbs up from BN and thumbs down from PR. <br /> <br />Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim criticised the budget as a naked appeal for votes that failed to deal with the deficit, which will shrink only slightly. <br /> <br />"It is clearly not a responsible budget," Anwar told AFP. "The focus on mega-projects will only benefit his cronies," he said of the premier. <br /> <br />Malaysia recently announced ambitious plans to double private investment over the next 10 years, and to propel annual growth to an average of 6 percent to meet its goal of achieving developed-nation status by 2020.
