Dateline 2019-07-13, Malay Mail:
The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) has urged the public to give the government time to finalise the implementation mechanism of the targeted petrol subsidy for the lower income group or B40.
Its minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said although the implementation date did not meet the set target of the second quarter of this year as announced in the 2019 Budget, he was optimistic that it could be implemented this year.
He said from January to June this year, he held numerous meetings with stakeholders such as oil companies, petrol station operators, consumer associations, Bank Negara, Customs Department, Road Transport Department and the Secretariat who worked on the recipients’ data, in efforts to find the best mechanism to implement the system.…