PUTRAJAYA: The government has started the transition to targeted subsidies by reducing subsidies for non-domestic medium and high voltage electricity users as the blanket rebate is inefficient and unsustainable, said Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.
"We get a lot of criticism from the industry, but this transition is no longer an option," he said in his new year address to ministry staff here on Thursday (Jan 19).
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