PUTRAJAYA: The government is still subsidising petrol despite a drop in the price of crude oil due to slower demand from China following an increase in the novel coronavirus cases, said Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister said that with lower global oil prices, the subsidy which the government had to fork out was lower.
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