Dateline 2018-05-30, The Edge:
The government will retain the current price of RON95 and diesel at the pumps, but the price of the premium RON97 petrol will be subject to a float system, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today.
“The price for diesel and RON95 will be maintained, but the price for RON97 will be floated according to the market,” Dr Mahathir told reporters after chairing the second weekly Cabinet meeting here today.
At present, RON95 and diesel are sold at RM2.20 per litre and RM2.18 per litre respectively, while that of RON97 is priced at RM2.47 per litre. The retail fuel prices have remained unchanged ahead of the 14th general election on May 9, despite crude oil prices rising to US$75.39 per barrel at the time of writing.
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