Subsidy rationalisation not done to inflict pain on people, says Anwar


KUALA LUMPUR: The electricity tariff adjustment and the diesel subsidy rationalisation were not implemented to inflict pain or suffering on the rakyat, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

The Prime Minister said that instead, billions of ringgit saved from the actions were now being channeled back to the people in terms of other subsidies and cash transfers.

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