Blanket fuel subsidies to be removed


PETALING JAYA: The plan to remove blanket fuel subsidies this year is on track, says Rafizi Ramli (pic). The Economy Minister said the move is to reduce the national fiscal deficit.

The government needs to “manage the sequence” of subsidy cuts with the risk of inflation picking up even before they are implemented, he said in an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday.

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