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How soon should we remove the fuel subsidies?
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Re: How soon should we remove the fuel subsidies?
I think our transport system is in a very bad shape. We should emulate the rail transport system in Japan that works flawlessly. It may require huge investments to implement such a system in Malaysia but they worth every sen in the long run. It will, in fact, become a catalyst and give birth to new towns and cities and create a huge number of jobs. Anyone who has been to Japan will testify to the efficiency of the rail transport. Until we have a concrete plan to put such a transport system in place, the rakyat should not be burdened with the high cost of fuel.
Subsidizes only the poor
Current government plan will never work.
Subsidizing petrol with 95 octane will not deter the rich who can afford to pay market price from pumping the subsidized petrol into the BMW or Benz.
Instead of creating a new 95 octane petrol, the government should stick with the 92 octane petrol and subsidize it. This will enable the poor whose must rely on motorcycle to go anywhere to get affordable petrol.