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                                <title><![CDATA[ Focus on the poor before checking welfare of T20 'eligible' for targeted subsidies, govt told ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2024 03:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The spending habits of the upper income bracket need to be scrutinised more closely, says one expert. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ ID system for subsidised cooking oil will come with a hefty price, says economist ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Ahmed Razman Abdul Latiff says the system could also be misused by irresponsible parties. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Govt's focus on B40 risks alienating PH voter base, says analyst ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ But while many in the middle class are said to be dissatisfied with issues such as the cost of electricity, they may find themselves faced with a lack of options. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Industry players, economists pan govt's plan for non-subsidised petrol stations ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2023 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ They say the problem lies in enforcement and the establishment of laws to prevent foreign drivers from buying petrol meant for Malaysians. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Anwar says ask Mat Sabu, govt makes U-turn on egg price float plan ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2023 10:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The agriculture and food security minister had earlier said that egg prices will be determined by the market for easier supervision of food prices. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Only the rich affected by subsidy cuts, says PM ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2023 06:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Anwar Ibrahim says the move is meant to reduce burden on the poor. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Targeted subsidies, price of goods to be raised at Dewan Rakyat ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2023/03/27/targeted-subsidies-price-of-goods-to-be-raised-at-dewan-rakyat</link>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Questions will also be raised about food security, the recruitment of teachers, and national harmony. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ The trouble with targeted subsidies in tackling cost of living ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Azzman Abdul Jamal ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Sat, 04 Mar 2023 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations says determining who should receive assistance would require a detailed study. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Germany to subsidise electric bills with 12.7 billion euro grid fee payment, sources say ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/out-there-now/2022/10/06/germany-to-subsidise-electric-bills-with-12-7-billion-euro-grid-fee-payment-sources-say</link>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The intervention could stabilise the fees, sources say, which otherwise were set to jump given runaway wholesale power prices and rising operational costs for the transmission grid companies. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Electricity tariff subsidies to cost govt RM6.51 billion this year ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2022/08/11/electricity-tariff-subsidies-to-cost-govt-rm6-51-billion-this-year</link>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2022 08:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Future electricity tariff decisions will be based on the imbalance cost past through mechanism which depends on the price of fuel at the global level. ]]></description>
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