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(The Sun) KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 21, 2010) : The government is expected to
announce a price increase of 10sen a litre for RON95 petrol and diesel
when the new fuel price mechanism is revealed in mid-March, Sin Chew
Daily reported today.

The price of RON97 will also be increased
but there is no decision yet on the quantum.

RON95 is currently
retailed at RM1.80 a litre, RON97 and diesel at RM2.05 and RM1.70 a
litre respectively.

Finance Ministry sources said the government
has decided to raise fuel prices as it cannot provide more subsidy
needed to maintain fuel prices at current levels following a spike in
global crude oil prices.

The government believes an increase of
10sen a litre is acceptable to the public.

The sources also told
the daily the government has yet to come up with a fuel price mechanism
that is acceptable to all quarters, and as a result it may put off or
may even be forced to abandon some new measures that are already in the
pipeline.

“Plans were afoot for the registration of vehicle
owners and their MyKad through Maybank and petrol kiosks to begin in
April under the proposed ‘one vehicle owner, one subsidy’ fuel subsidy
mechanism. It looks like the plan may not take off.”

The sources
said the cap on selling 20 litres of petrol to foreign cars near
Malaysian borders will continue to be implemented.

Meanwhile,
Petrol Dealers Association of Malaysia president Datuk Hashim Othman
believes that foreign car owners will pay the market price when the new
fuel price mechanism is introduced next month.

He said the
government’s main intention is to provide subsidy to those who qualify
for it, to protect the interest of the lower and middle-income groups as
well as save on expenditures.

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Finance Ministry sources said the government
has decided to raise fuel prices as it cannot provide more subsidy
needed to maintain fuel prices at current levels following a spike in
global crude oil prices.

The government believes an increase of
10sen a litre is acceptable to the public.

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04/03/2010 1:18pm

PUTRAJAYA 4 Feb. - Kerajaan hari ini membatalkan rancangan
pelaksanaan penstrukturan semula sistem subsidi petroleum, kata Menteri
Perdagangan Dalam Negeri, Koperasi dan Kepenggunaan, Datuk Seri Ismail
Sabri Yaakob. - Utusan