Govt to continue subsidies despite rising oil prices, says National Budget Office director

KUALA LUMPUR: The government will continue to protect the people from the impact of a sharp rise in inflation by continuing to provide subsidies despite rising global oil prices resulting from the Russia-Ukraine war.

National Budget Office director Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican said this was the government's commitment which also took into account the fact that the country is still in the early stages of recovery from Covid-19’s impact.