KUALA LUMPUR: Subsidies for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) subsidies are not being abolished and any enforcement measures are focused on non-domestic use, says Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.
The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister said current enforcement measures are instead aimed at curbing leakages involving controlled goods and preventing manipulation in business activities.
"There is no abolishment or subsidy removal for LPG under the current administration.
"It can continue being enjoyed by consumers as it is a household subsidy and not a commercial sector subsidy," he said on social media on Thursday (May 29).
Armizan said enforcement measures under Ops Gasak are not new but part of enforcement under the Supply Control Regulations (Amendment) 2021, which came into force on Oct 15, 2021.
He said enforcement is focused on preventing the use of subsidised LPG cylinders in commercial and industrial sectors as well as crackdowns on illegal decanting activities.
Decanting involves the transfer of gas from subsidised LPG cylinders into unsubsidised ones.
Armizan added those using fewer than three 14kg LPG cylinders (amounting to 42kg) need not be concerned with the regulations.
"Food businesses storing or using no more than three subsidised LPG cylinders at one time are also not required to have a permit," he said.
