PETALING JAYA: The government is spending RM550mil a month to subsidise the cost of chicken and eggs for the rakyat, says Deputy Agriculture and Food Industries Minister II Datuk Dr Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh.
He said the government has taken a drastic approach for chicken and eggs due to the price increase of these goods, adding that the government subsidies are RM0.60 per kg for chicken and RM0.05 for an egg.
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