Quota for subsidised cooking oil set at 60,000 tonnes

Targeting Malaysians: The government’s new policy aims to restrict foreigners from benefiting from the subsidy and ensuring that the B40 along with micro-traders, will be eligible for targeted cooking oil subsidies.

THE quota of 60,000 tonnes of subsidised cooking oil a month is sufficient if used solely by locals and not foreigners, says Fuziah Salleh.

“Previously, we had initially calculated that 70,000 tonnes of cooking oil was needed if based on 60,000 tonnes of non-targeted subsidised cooking oil.