(October 10): Budget 2015 failed to address the billions of ringgit in leakages by the government, opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said, adding that this would have a dangerous effect on the economy as the public grappled with rising living costs. Instead, Budget 2015 was peppered with the same announcements that had been repeated for the past six to seven years, said the de facto PKR chief. "As usual, this budget repeated several earlier announcements. Like the pan-Borneo highway, that (has been repeated) for six or seven years," said Anwar when met at the Parliament lobby today. "But the issue of rising costs that cannot be managed, the issue of rising fuel prices which I think is unreasonable given that global fuel prices are down, the issue of leakage, wastage, no tenders in several big contracts, (all the factors) which cause prices to rise, were not touched. "And I believe this will have a dangerous effect considering the tens of billions of ringgit in leakages that are not managed, coupled with the rise in prices (of goods) including petrol." Likewise, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said the budget could not be considered people-centric as it had not addressed concerns over cronyism and corruption. "What we are disappointed about is that there are no measures (to tackle) leakages, corruption and even in terms of fighting crime," he told reporters at the Parliament lobby today. "There is still no effort to make it a people-centric budget. How do you ensure the people's economy if you do not deal with the problems of cronyism and corruption?" Lim, who is also Penang chief minister, said that it was not only Pakatan Rakyat leaders who were concerned about graft and abuse of funds, but also former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who has been vocal about the massive debts and shadowy dealings of sovereign fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).