Imagine RM4 per liter of petrol, more than double. Meaning from RM 130 to more than RM 260 and my wife from RM 200 to RM 400. As we all still not sure who and who are entire to enjoy part or full subsidy of fossil fuel. I guess government will based on IRB to decide who are eligible to enjoy the subsidy.
Then you also can imagine what is the price for a roti canai, foods, transportation, utilities........ all interlink to each others.
We have 2 more months to think and figure out how to "change" our lifestyle. But should the government first stop all the corruptions which Malaysia loss more money than subsidies? Then what about the huge profit gain by Petronas due to the skyrocketing fossil fuel price? Why still sudsidy IPP?
News from The Star:
Shahrir: New fuel subsidy scheme only in August
KUALA LUMPUR: A new fuel subsidy scheme will be fully implemented only in August and today’s announcement is only one of the steps in the revamp, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad said.
“Any announcement by the Prime Minister (today) should be seen as a part of the implementation and not the final step,” he told a press conference after opening the 1st Malaysian Construction Summit 2008 at the Putra World Trade Centre here yesterday.
He said a full subsidy system could not be immediately decided on now, as the Finance Ministry was still evaluating proposals.
Shahrir said he did not think his statements contradicted those made by the Prime Minister.
On Monday, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the Cabinet would decide today on a new fuel subsidy scheme and that it would be implemented immediately to prevent speculation.
Shahrir said the subsidy revamp could result in petrol pumps selling fuel at market prices.
However, he said it was impossible to have a price increase without some way of helping the lower income groups.
“The idea ultimately is to increase the pump prices according to the market prices. At the same time, we need to deliver subsidy to Malaysians,” he said.
Shahrir said that there must be a system to the subsidy mechanism, which would either be in the form of cash income subsidies or a quota system effected through the MyKad or car registration number.
八月燃油价反映国际走势
津贴将以现金固打制派发
【本刊陈子莹撰述】甫在昨日放话在八月公布的新燃油津贴机制，将会使到国内的零售燃油价格会调高，国内贸易与消费人事务部长沙里尔（Shahrir Abdul Samad)今天再透露，在新的燃油津贴机制下，新的燃油价格将反映出国际原油价格的走势。
根据《马新社》的报道，沙里尔（右图）今天表示，一旦新的燃油津贴机制落实，汽油和柴油价格将不再是价格控制的产品。他说道，燃油价格将以国际油价为准。易言之，打从今年8月起，新的燃油价格，将会反映国际油价的走势。
尽管如此，政府仍不会完全摒除燃油津贴，他说道：“你总不能把（燃油）价钱提高，然后没有给马来西亚人一些津贴。”他接着指出，政府目前正在斟酌两个津贴机制，即：“现金收入”和实行固打制。
沙里尔今天为亚洲策略与领导研究中心（ASLI）所主办的2008年第一届建筑峰会主持开幕后，会见记者时这么表示。
首相：明天公布新机制
沙里尔昨天透露，政府将会在八月间公布新的燃油机制；另一边厢，首相阿都拉昨天也表示，内阁将会在明天（6月4日）公布新的油价。沙里尔稍后也回应道，首相所谓在明天公布的新燃油津贴机制，为暂时性的措施；而八月公布的机制才是长远完整的机制。
据《Financial Daily》财经日报的报道，完整的燃油津贴机制不仅针对国内燃油的零售价格，同时也包括了给予发电厂的燃料津贴。发电厂的燃料成本，就直接影响了国能向人民征收的电费机制。
我国内阁曾在去年九月讨论调高天然气价格，以减低天然气价格的课题，当时就在市场上酝酿起电费起价之说。【点击：燃油价飚高国内酝酿起价国能暗示电费会随之调高】
马来西亚政府在面对国际油价飚高之际，庞大的燃油津贴也成了政府沉重的压力。原本打算在上周五内阁会议后，就公开新的燃油津贴机制，惟由于“很多部长在国外参加会议，未克出席”而搁置了新机制的宣布。
首相阿都拉昨天则劝清国人再多等一天，内阁抗通膨委员会将会在今天开会，并讨论有关燃油津贴的方案。
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