RON95 subsidy reform must reflect real-life pressures faced by ordinary families

WHILE it is understandable that the government’s intention to improve the RON95 petrol subsidy mechanism is to ensure that assistance can be channelled more effectively to those who truly need it, nevertheless, any reform must be carried out carefully and fairly and not simplistically.

This is because the reality confronting many Malaysian families today is far more complicated than what income figures alone may suggest.