Let’s get it right

By Brian Martin

ON paper, it’s a good plan, but the implementation is complicated and potentially fraught with many obstacles.

The government has announced that we are moving towards targeted subsidies, and essentially this would mean that those in the top 20 income group will no longer enjoy any subsidy for electricity or for petrol, among others.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.02/month

Billed as RM 96.20 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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Brian Martin

Brian Martin

Brian Martin is the managing editor of The Star.

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