PETALING JAYA: The government may consider tweaking fuel prices as its main gear to control inflation, as fuel and lubricants hold 8.5% of consumer price index (CPI) basket and 11.9% of producer price index (PPI), according to MIDF Research.
“By lowering fuel prices, inflation on consumer and producer can be lowered due to their significant weightages,” said the research unit.
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