Government considering using monthly cash transfers to dispense targeted subsidies – Rafizi Ramli

Government considering using monthly cash transfers to dispense targeted subsidies – Rafizi Ramli

While the mechanism for targeted subsidies has yet to be announced, the government has once again said it is considering using monthly cash transfers as a means to disburse financial aid to those who qualify for it.

According to economy minister Rafizi Ramli, the government is currently discussing using monthly cash transfers as the proposed method of implementation. He said the monthly cash transfer method, if implemented, would be the first time it is done, as the New Straits Times reports.

“This approach has never been offered to the people before. Previously, eligible recipients of such programmes received aid once every three or four months. What is being considered right now is through monthly cash transfer model, like an additional sum to the monthly salary and there will be a range (of amount),” he said during the PADU town hall held at MBSA Convention Centre in Shah Alam on Saturday.

Rafizi said this in response to a question by one of the attendees, who asked if there would be an expiry date to the cash assistance if it were to be given via e-wallets.

Last year, prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had said that the government was considering providing subsidies to the rakyat via cash transfers. This, he said, would help prevent leakage and ensure the subsidy is delivered in a accurate manner.

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  • ThePolygon on Mar 25, 2024 at 11:01 am

    Carro sahajalah my current car. Axia here I come.

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  • I don’t get how this is rocket science…. So many government agencies I.e LHDN, JPJ, Bank Negara, Director databases. You name it, with a unique identifier being your national IC… surely you’d be able to identify true hardcore poor who deserve subsidies?

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    • RM1.50/L petrol mana? on Mar 25, 2024 at 3:30 pm

      As above.
      PH Gomen continue to troll millions of Msians

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      • Richard Teo on Mar 25, 2024 at 6:41 pm

        Almost all B40 signed
        Now at 35% citizens

        https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/03/24/padu-over-736-million-malaysians-have-updated-their-info-says-chief-statistician

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        • Fake News Above on Mar 26, 2024 at 8:01 am

          Fake data from Invoke (that Rape-izi) owns. Ask any B40 on the streets even they are wary with what PH Gomen doing with their ID.

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          • Dah Menang Semua on Mar 26, 2024 at 6:06 pm

            Not reporting fake news right??
            Since MCA owns TheStar
            Maybe over 40% already
            Those needed subsidy
            Sure go for it one

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        • From the web on Mar 26, 2024 at 4:10 pm

          That is fake. According to Dr Wee, only 17% or a little over 5million out of 30million rakyats have registered. The rest are just suspicious what PH will do with their data, since its doubly more suspicious when Rafizi said they don’t need us to fill in our details as they already have all our information. So either this registration is a nothingburger busywork or something more devious is at foot.

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          • hazri on Mar 26, 2024 at 5:50 pm

            you believe with wee ka siong? oh ok..

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          • The Truth on Mar 27, 2024 at 8:02 am

            He is far more truthful than all the PH ministers combined. So?

            When their data becomes property of a private company rather than the Govt, people will become suspicious.

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    • Rakyat Malaysia on Mar 25, 2024 at 3:41 pm

      No need to reinvent the wheel, PM Najib did that many years ago and registration for BRIM was seamless & flawless. That database still with LHDN so why need to reregister again for PADU? Real useless this gomen, just coz the current wheel does not Pakatan branding they are unhappy the man they kicked out will get all the credit so they wanted to rebrand & reinvent the wheel with PH name on it, then they can sleep better.
      Real stupid laa this gomen.

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      • Udang di sebalik mee on Mar 25, 2024 at 4:25 pm

        What better source for INVOKE to get data from the rakyat. Be prepared for more scam calls from April fool’s day onwards

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    • Rafizi stand no chance come GE16 on Mar 25, 2024 at 7:40 pm

      I failed to log in Padu..just because gambar not captured,twice.
      Being confined to wheelchair,some people travel in pain to physical centres open by the Selangor govt.
      No body wants to be left out of future bantuans.
      The rakyat needs bantuan but not with this rocket technology that is a nightmare to the elderly who r less internet savvy.
      Rafizi reportedly has a heart issue.
      The rakyat is getting a heart attack,some trying 10 times,before succeeding at the PADU centres.

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    • Dr Akmal on Mar 25, 2024 at 8:38 pm

      PADU ni nak kena dengan aku suruh ramai2 boikot baru dia takut

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      • Dah Menang Semua on Mar 26, 2024 at 7:39 pm

        U dream on la
        Akmal fannning grassroot
        Grassroot entitle for subsidy one
        Jd tu bukan targeted customer dia

        Targeted subsidi happy golongan B40
        Yg kena byk Cina golongan middle-kelas
        Yg selalu bazir byk uang beli mobil mewah

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  • Ben Yap on Mar 25, 2024 at 11:21 am

    just bank in to their TNG e-wallet with expiry date. they can only use the money to pay for fuel. in that way, they cannot accumulate it to buy iphone and later blame the government that the cash isn’t enough.

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    • Dong Gor on Mar 25, 2024 at 4:25 pm

      Yeah..you nailed it. all the brains susah susah pusing here and there, and one Ben Yap is equivalent to all the gaji buta otaks there.
      the next question is how much to bank in? are we going to assume all the ppl who need petrol will need the same amount of gas (as in LITER). isn’t this some sort of blanket too in terms of efficiency and accuracy..since we have spent so much in this system, it better covers all the basics ya

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      • Rafizi stand no chance come GE16 on Mar 25, 2024 at 7:47 pm

        Monthly cash bantuans for petrol
        B40 Rm 300
        M40 Rm 500
        T20….go pump at Rm3.50/litre
        Once announced..waiting period for Myvi,Axia 2 years.
        Used cars…practically 30% stocks left,with high admin charges of Rm4000 per car..take it or leave it.
        Folks..better buy a Perodua especially u r borderline M40 upper

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        • Dah Menang Semua on Mar 26, 2024 at 8:18 am

          M40 mobil >150K
          Jd kesimpulan-nya
          Ade uang beli mobil
          Xda uang beli minyak

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  • seitha on Mar 25, 2024 at 11:31 am

    Singapore does it by cash transfer. So there should be no problem.
    So just ask Spore how its done

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    • Sporeans are PAP voting sheeps so they are not scared what PAP Gomen do with their data anyways. Our muslim brethren are more conscious about their personal ID

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  • No use. The targeted B40 will spend it on rokok and useless junks from Eco-shop while still whining about expensive petrol prices at roadside stalls and online.

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  • Tandoori on Mar 25, 2024 at 12:03 pm

    Just implement apa you suka la. Next election you will be OUT

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    • if this govt out, what you expect from the new govt? Everything 50% cheaper?

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      • hazri on Mar 25, 2024 at 5:58 pm

        maybe he expect to get “duit royalti/wang ehsan” every year like kelantan & terengganu. negeri terimaan paling tertinggi wehh. tapi antara negeri termiskin.

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        • Amran on Mar 26, 2024 at 9:42 am

          If they ask back for 100% of oil revenue which is pumped from their state offshore, nangis ko nanti, jangan nak komplen. Dorang hati besar bagi lain2 negri utk pakai.

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          • hazri on Mar 26, 2024 at 5:45 pm

            fyi, yes they have done it but cant be fulfilled because not deserved. dream on. so what? nak keluar malaysia? silakan. want to be rich state like brunei ke? all the menteri besar & exco want to be kerabat raja? haha only bruneian knows how hard life in brunei. even you living in rich country. dapat terimaan terbesar pun masih tak maju, negeri miskin, ada hati nak claim 100%.

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          • Lets See on Mar 27, 2024 at 8:10 am

            Yes look at Brunei. Totally reliant on petrol but their economy is not as shitty as Pakatan Malaysia. They had lived with much less over the years so a 100% oil revenue to their coffers will give them a huge boost rather than being threatened with withholding federal Govt funds. If they leave country along with Sabah & Sarawak bloc, leaving ZERO drop of oil to Pakatan Malaysia lets see if you can still talk so arrogantly eh?

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      • Dah Menang Semua on Mar 25, 2024 at 6:45 pm

        biar Gomem miskin
        biar Negara hutang
        Asal poket-ku x jejas

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        • Rakyat Malaysia on Mar 26, 2024 at 9:37 am

          Gomen is to support the rakyat, not the other way around. A good gomen know where to find the money, a bad useless gomen will raise SST and add more taxes to burden rakyat.

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      • Rakyat Malaysia on Mar 26, 2024 at 9:36 am

        When PM Najib is back and running the country with a pure BN Gomen with full rakyat support, he will start by lowering the PH cekik darah taxation thru a lower 6% GST to replace 8+10% SST, then direct payments of cash to B40 via BRIM2.0, then inflation will be lower when our RM rises back to RM 2.5 per USD, with a stronger ringgit there will be less reasons for foreign cars to come take our subsidised petrol so there continue to have cheaper petrol for our rakyats, with a stable gomen back on track to high income more investments will flow and this brings more professional jobs for educated rakyats then they no more need to leave the country to work, this helps to bring more prosperity & happiness to all rakyat when everyone has jobs and money in their bank accounts.

        We can’t wait for the day to kick out useless PH Gomen & PMX into Klang River which they repolluted after Najib has cleaned it up!

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  • Janji dicapati on Mar 25, 2024 at 12:16 pm

    Refer my name

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  • Nurul Izzah on Mar 25, 2024 at 12:17 pm

    Anwar menang rakyat senang

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    • Sick & Tired on Mar 25, 2024 at 3:46 pm

      Callback: Macam taik sja balik balik mau sebut pasal ni sedangkan mintiri2 bahalul tau gaji kebanyakan rakyat berapa saja. Mau bagi hint hint ka konon mau kasi naik harga minyak? Dulu konon cakap hari ini jadi PM, besok harga minyak turun. Puik! Save 29 bilion konon mengarut sja artikel dan sumber ni. Dia mau pakai merc dan kita rakyat jalan kaki atau pakai basikal mcm zaman 60an. Penjilat no need to reply la sebab sikit pun tidak akan ubah fikiran saya. Mau maki mau kecam? Normal stupid penjilat netizen keyboard warrior style? Tulis sja, manatau satu hari jumpa face to face hilang setengah muka ko tu sama saya. Really hate this type of shitty article yg mcm mau paksa2 rakyat makin susah.

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  • st3wp1d on Mar 25, 2024 at 1:43 pm

    No use.. how much gov wanna compensate the rakyat? Harga barang suda naik semua after petrol price follow market floating price ..all go up and no sight to go down..

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  • I think this type of disbursement method is better than something that’s done at point-of-sale to avoid hanky panky (e.g., T20 asking B40 to help fill petrol using their IC or subsidy cards, and giving them 50% cash back of the discounted amount).

    That said, they really need to scrutinize the financial aid applications to make sure there aren’t people who are part of T20 households that seemingly don’t have income or have low reported income because their income are from side channels or are unreported etc.

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  • ini je formula yang mampu piji buat

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  • B40 don’t pay tax . M40 above pay tax . Why can’t everyone get equal amount of cash subsidy ? B40 also have dozens of kids . What ever subsidy should limit to household with only 2 kids . Anything more than that it’s your problem . The subsidy money comes from M40 above . Not government money .

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    • relek lah on Mar 25, 2024 at 4:07 pm

      SST tu tax jugak kan?

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    • Mindset is Key on Mar 25, 2024 at 11:27 pm

      M40 and T20 individuals who pay substantial income tax (not refers to those who evade taxes), are now facing government measures to remove subsidies that they are entitled to. Meanwhile, B40 households happily enjoy these subsidies and continue to blame the M40 and T20 groups for reasons that do not actually exist, further exacerbating their financial situation.

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  • Alfred on Mar 25, 2024 at 3:35 pm

    Rafizi is in a suicide mission doesn’t matter what eh does, he will be Scapegoated… god speed Rafizi.

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    • Avenger on Mar 25, 2024 at 5:38 pm

      God dang Lapizi for coming back to spoil Msia again.

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    • Robinhood on Mar 27, 2024 at 11:15 am

      He loves to be goated lah. What is so bad? Now he is minister taking so much money and becoming so fat. Living in luxury some more. He take away the subsidy and he is still rich using our tax money.

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  • CSW00N on Mar 25, 2024 at 3:59 pm

    Singapore no oil field, invested in oil field in other countries via Temasek holdings, every year make money, reimburse back to their citizen during income tax declarations.

    Now Malaysia got oil resource, belongs to Malaysians tak kira B40, M40, T20, & those below 18yo?

    Malaysia 2023 petrol subsidy is rm50billion?
    Malaysia 2023 citizens population is 30million?

    rm50bil. kalau bahagi 30 mil. setiap rakyat dapat RM1,666
    Nak cut subsidy lagi? reimburse je RM1,000 per rakyat = rm30bil, jimat 20bil tahun 2025.

    Total buat kira2

    Tak ya takut leakage la, penyalahgunaan la,
    Lagi jimat kos implementasi, pakai je sistem Lhdn

    rm1,666 sikit? rm1,000 sikit?
    Harga Ron95 bersubsidi = rm2.05
    Harga Ron95 tanpa sub. = rm3.22, beza rm1.17

    rm1,666/1.17 = 1,424 Lit setahun (atau 118 Lit sebulan)
    rm1,000/1.17 = 855 Lit. setahun (atau 71 Lit. sebulan)

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    • bambambigelow on Mar 25, 2024 at 6:13 pm

      refine lagi sikit. 30 million termasuk budak2, etc.

      So 1666 seorg, sekeluarga 5 org = 8330? XD

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      • Richard Teo on Mar 27, 2024 at 8:18 am

        Gotta refine further
        By active #vehicles
        Usage in industries
        Remove smuggling

        https://paultan.org/2024/03/20/ron95-petrol-diesel-price-float-could-save-malaysian-government-rm29-billion-in-fuel-subsidies/

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    • Bossku on Mar 26, 2024 at 9:01 pm

      Saya pun invest oil field in other countries. PetroSaudi. Tak sangka aku kena kencing jho low

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    • Benda ni xkan jadi jika masing2 nak penuhkan poket sendiri, tu je. Yg x kompeten patut kena tembak je terus. Menyusahkan rakyat je.

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  • Phuddi sung lee on Mar 25, 2024 at 4:07 pm

    Failed person and his failed statement,always confusing, unachievable, miserable and lists is continuously endless,

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  • hazri on Mar 25, 2024 at 6:09 pm

    why dont use just lhdn data je? no need padu. bazir je padu ni. simple, not everyone registered with lhdn because not everyone qualified to pay tax, especially b40 and in kampung2, maksud lhdn pun tak tahu apa benda. and if jobless, self employed kerja2 kampung mana ada org isi cukai lhdn? so maybe ramai akan tercicir. if padu, if you deserve to get subsidy and want subsidy you have to isi padu, simple. b40 & m40, are you happy your subsidi minyak now t20 also get it? if ron95 increase to rm4 pun why worry if you will get subsidy price later. latest statistic shown the highest registered with padu come from negeri kelantan. good for you. i pray the best for you all.

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    • PADU is to give Invoke & Heitech PADU some million bucks business. Guess who owns Invoke & Heitech PADU?

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      • hazri on Mar 26, 2024 at 5:47 pm

        just talk no proof. fake news. stop reading harakah.

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        • The Truth on Mar 27, 2024 at 8:00 am

          A simple SSM background check will verify that is real. Stop with the lies, PH!

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    • Everyone (fulltime, parttomer and freelancer) suppose to file their income tax no matter what their income level is. It doesn’t mean that they will get taxed when declaring their income. This is things works in develop countries.

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      • hazri on Mar 26, 2024 at 5:50 pm

        unfortunately wont happen in “developed” states like kelantan terngganu kedah which is so many peniaga tepi jalan, cleaner, penjaja, dll tak tahu apa benda pasal income tax. tq

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  • This sotong fxker just sembang kencang, but in reality he dumbest person in malaysia.. formula that formula this, the result just sampah from this dumb sotong

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  • Tax here and there on Mar 26, 2024 at 7:49 am

    What oil subsidy when you are taxed when purchase cars super sky high??!!..we paid the soo called fuel subsidy upfront when we pay taxes for the cars! If you abolish the fuel subsidy, u should abolish the car taxes!

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  • Eugene Gong on Mar 26, 2024 at 6:11 pm

    Cash vouchers is a no-no.
    1. If delivered via post, it may go missing, or stolen.
    2. If recipient have to personally collect the vouchers, it will be very inconvenient and a hassle.

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  • How does rakyat know if the cash transfer is safe. What if someone manupulate to transfer huge amount to people in interest. This is ridiculous step.

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  • Autodriver on Mar 27, 2024 at 8:02 pm

    There is no perfect answer on the fuel subsidy. Government want to help B40 but pls remember you get the most tax from M40 and T20. You can subsidise more on B40 follow by M40 and some support to T20. Government should not completely remove subsidy of T20. Government should not think that all T20 must be a successful entrepreneur. There are many manager level can get about RM 12k salary a month and this is just a bottle line of T20. The tax submitted to government is about RM 10k after tax relief.

    Unless government reduce the income tax where T20 can save yearly about couple of thousands a year from tax which offset part of fuel subsidy removal.

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