PM: Govt still retaining RM4bil subsidy for cooking oil


PUTRAJAYA: The government is still maintaining subsidies for cooking oil worth RM4bil, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

The Prime Minister also announced that the temporary subsidy programme for 1kg, 2kg, 3kg and 5kg bottled cooking oil, which was introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic, will be discontinued from July 1.

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RM 13.90/month

RM 11.12/month

Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

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Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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