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                                <title><![CDATA[ Economists warn against targeted petrol subsidy based on income ]]></title>
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                                <description><![CDATA[ They say it could be ineffective and run the risk of tax evaders. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Has Anwar abandoned Rafizi's RM85 million PADU? ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 03:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The database promoted by the economy minister was hardly mentioned by the prime minister in his budget speech. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ 'Clueless, short-sighted': Ex-EPU man under Najib tears apart Anwar's latest budget ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 02:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Isham Jalil questions the reclassification of income categories, saying it does little to cushion the impact of the impending petrol price hike. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Now's the best time to remove subsidy for RON95 petrol, govt told ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 03:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ As missiles fly in the Middle East bringing the entire region to the brink of another major war, oil price seems to be holding up worldwide. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Don't get personal, PM told after setting 'be nice' condition for govt funds ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 05:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Anwar Ibrahim recently said he would refuse funds if he is insulted. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ We surprised everyone with diesel, we'll do the same with petrol, says Rafizi ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 04:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The economy minister says the government will proceed with its fuel plan despite concerns about inflation. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ When diesel prices go up ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2024 02:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Diesel users, from individuals to traders, grapple with the removal of blanket diesel subsidies. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Anwar's rhetoric against the rich and powerful cannot justify half-baked targeted subsidies ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ P Ramasamy ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2024 01:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ As usual, the burden is shifted to the poor, who can barely make ends meet. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Clips of ex-Umno man debunking Rafizi's claims go viral as anger grows over diesel price ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Isham Jalil says the excuses put forward by the government are not fact-driven and defy logic. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Rice farmers slam diesel price hike, 'unhelpful' subsidy programmes ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 06:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ A padi farmers' empowerment group questions the agriculture ministry's claim of having approved 30,000 applications for subsidy payouts. ]]></description>
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