Sugar subsidy removal more bane than boon, say consumers


Making tea: A coffee shop worker preparing a cup to coffee in a coffee shop in Ipoh old town.

HOUSEWIFE B. Priya looked flustered as she saw the price of sugar at a grocery store in Ipoh.

The 54-year-old grandmother of three was buying supplies for the upcoming Deepavali celebration and discovered that the price of sugar had gone up 34 sen per kg after the removal of sugar subsidy in Budget 2014.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.02/month

Billed as RM 96.20 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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Government , subsidy , Budget 2014

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