Is it enough?


PM recently made some welcome announcements involving tightening the government’s belt on Budi95, the targeted petrol subsidy programme. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim made some welcome announcements involving tightening the government’s belt on Budi95, the targeted petrol subsidy programme.

The key question we now face is whether reducing the Budi95 quota from 300 litres to 200 litres is a strong enough measure to prepare us for unfolding shocks in the energy supply chain.

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