Electricity tariff hikes may burden consumers, says Ismail Sabri


KUALA LUMPUR: The government's handling of electricity tariff hikes, would indirectly increase the cost of living by raising production costs, says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob

"The typical outcome of an electricity tariff hike is an increase in production costs, which will inevitably be passed on to consumers, including the 85% of households who are supposedly unaffected," the Bera MP said when debating the motion of thanks on the Royal Address in the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday (Feb 13).

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Electricity , Tariff , Burden , Consumers , Parliament

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