Two-tier RON95 subsidies: Govt mulling using databases, e-wallets


  • Nation
  • Monday, 21 Oct 2024

KUALA LUMPUR:The government is considering using databases linked to identification cards, along with e-wallets and debit cards as part of the mechanism for the two-tiered pricing system for RON95 petrol subsidies.

Finance Ministry treasury secretary-general Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican said it is important for the government to create a mechanism that reduces subsidy leakages.

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