Do not increase petrol price further
DAP National Deputy Chairman and MP for Kepong Dr Tan Seng Giaw calls on the Government to refrain from letting petrol price increase further. Higher petrol price means heavier burden for the people.
The reduction of subsidy and the hike of petrol of 60% at RM2.70 per litre and the subsequent increase in prices of goods have put a strain on the people.
Dr Tan spoke at the gathering of Pakatan at the Kelana Jaya Stadium on 6.7.08.
To introduce subsidy is easy, but to abolish it difficult. Subsidy is to help truly poor people to be self-sufficient gradually.
The recent reduction in subsidy and the increase in petrol price by 60% make life very tough. At present, the downturn in the economy and the decrease in the income of people make people nervous. The long queues at post offices to claim rebates reflect the situation.
The Government insists that it is using the levy of profits from the price hike, amounting to RM13.7 billion, to help poor people. In this unusual period, the Government needs to look after the people more. Besides saving energy, reducing wastage, increasing efficiency and using public fund more productively, the Government must ensure that there is no further increase in petrol price. This is especially necessary when the price of crude oil has reached over USD 140 a barrel.
Two weeks ago, the Prime Minister tabled a motion in the House on the restructuring of subsidy. We did not agree with the big increase in petrol price and we pressed the Government to use the profits of Petronas that amounts to over RM100 billion properly. Savings and conservation must also come from the top including the big corporations.
Dr Tan Seng Giaw
posted by Tan Seng Giaw @ 7/07/2008 11:42:00 AM
1 Comments:
Greetings! YB Dr. Tan
We wish to see more YB who has a clear mind like you when faced such sensitive issued raised by the government. Yes, we shall not allows further increase of the petrol price in which results the further dipping of the country economies.
In view of more than 70 percent of the average families in Malaysia whose income is less than RM 5,000, how can they survive while the pricing of the daily use items had jacked up due to this?
Nevertheless, the Malaysian must be educated and asks to prepare for the worst due to global affects even the government of Malaysia change as well.
We just hope the current government is listening to the voice of the “Rakyat”. Greetings!
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