Mat Sabu: Govt to decide soon on local white rice subsidy


Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu. — ONG SOON HIN /The Star

PUTRAJAYA: The government will soon decide whether to extend the local white rice (BPT) subsidy scheme beyond August, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu (pic).

The Agriculture and Food Security Minis­ter said it will be discussed at the National Action Council on Cost of Living (Naccol), which is chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

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