KUALA LUMPUR: The restructured fuel subsidy scheme will see the removal of subsidy on diesel first.
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Samad said diesel would soon be sold at the market rate at the pumps when a mechanism to deliver subsidies directly to those entitled has been decided upon. [Subsidy on diesel to go first, says Shahrir. The Star. April 25 2008]
It might be too early to celebrate but Mr. Shahrir is fast becoming my favorite minister.
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Now I worry the food price will shoot sky rocket.
Not because of the open market, but because Malaysia government are infamous on bad execution. Without a proper system in place, fisherman, manufacturer, etc will become victims of graft to get claims the diesel incentive.
Although theoretically, the return of removing the diesels subsidies will allow more resource to setup an efficient system to distribute incentive and minimise corruptions.