Prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has said that reducing fuel prices involved substantial expenditure and it is not as easy as people think, reports NST. Speaking at the recent Sentuhan Sahabat Madani Bukit Batu programme, Anwar, who is also finance minister, added that the government needed to ensure country’s finances remained stable while also implementing various measures to help ease the people’s burden.
“Take fuel prices, for example. Do you think it’s easy (to reduce them)? Yes, we have lowered them but if we want to reduce them further, it gives us a headache. We have to spend a lot of money. Where are we going to find the funds? But if we don’t lower prices, the people suffer and businesses struggle. That’s why we reduced the price of RON 95. Our fuel price is among the lowest in the world,” said Anwar.
“Then there are those who say this PMX has lowered the price of RON95 but not diesel. They are still unhappy. So, we have to find a way and discuss it. Diesel prices are high and we want to lower them too, but it is not easy. Sometimes supply is not yet sufficient,” he added.
Anwar also pointed out that making hasty decisions without proper planning when it comes to reducing fuel prices could harm the country. He added that diesel at RM2.10 per litre under the current Budi Madani Diesel (Budi Diesel) scheme is among the lowest in the world and urged the people to remain patient, as the government was working to improve its policies to better address the rising cost of living.
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dulu anwar cakap senang je, sekarang PMX cakap susah pulak
please do not complaint to others how hard your job is, there’s never an easy job in the world, or maybe there is, hand over free money for your brothers in palestine is easy. get your head down and work it out or vacate your position if you feel you are not capable enough!
During lection manifesto you didn’t say its hard, hari ini menang, esok turun harga! Now you PM already you said its hard. Meaning PH politicians cannot be trusted….cakap tak serupa bikin!
Just say it straight – Reducing fuel prices is not as easy as what Pakatan thought. Same goes for reducing or removing highway tolls. Waiving PTPTN loans. List goes on. None of these are easy to do. Easy to lie about to incite dissatisfaction, yes. But not easy to do.
menjilat ludah sendiri ke tu
That’s why informed citizens with brains, unlike the majority who only care for free hand outs, have been asking you to do away with fuel subsidies, promote EVs, sack scum like johari from hindering EV adoption. When fuel prices float watch EV adoption rise faster than scamming politicians have time to react.
The Rakyat dun appreciate cheap petrol n diesel
Madini govt tak manpu sekarang
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Easiest job is to become pembangkang and complaint about everything while receiving pension and funds from everywhere, so why don’t you proceed to becoming a pembangkang forever.
Then dont give subsidies la
i believe that reducing petrol and diesel price is as hard as PH trying to win Johor in election.
Dulu Anwar kata dia ada formula utk turunkn harga minyak… mungkin dia nak jdi ketua pembangkang semula
kesiannnn…