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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