Focus on the right subsidies


PETALING JAYA: The proposed targeted approach by the government should focus on subsidies that cost the most, those mired in corruption and subsidies which involve basic necessities, says an economic expert.

Malaysia University of Science and Technology economics professor Dr Geoffrey Williams said as the government mulled targeted subsidies, a tiered pricing mechanism could be introduced for items like diesel which “involves large corruption costs”.

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