KOTA BAHRU, May 6 – All parties have been told not to speculate on the targeted subsidy programme but to wait for the official announcement by the government, said Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) Fuziah Salleh.
She said so far, no announcement has been made regarding the matter, thus denying foreign media reports that the government has decided to announce the increase in fuel prices.
“The announcement should be made by the government itself and not let the foreign media get ahead of it. Regardless, we are implementing several mechanisms to prepare ourselves so when the targeting programme is implemented we will be ready.
“Among them is providing lorry vehicle fleet card facilities to enjoy the diesel subsidy when the programme is launched. Now we are actively registering companies so that they can get the subsidy,“ she told reporters at the Aidilfitri Celebration at KPDN Kelantan, on Sunday.
Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said that the Cabinet has not discussed the increase in petrol and diesel prices.
Fahmi, who is also the spokesman of the Unity Government, denied foreign media reports that the government had decided to announce the increase in fuel prices.
