‘Transition to targeted subsidy no longer an option’


Minister or Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

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, says 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,” said the minister in his New Year’s address to the ministry staff here yesterday, as reported by Bernama.

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