KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — Putrajaya spent a total of RM55.443 billion on subsidies alone in 2022, a whopping 322.1 per cent increase or RM42.309 billion as compared to the previous...
According to the Auditor-General’s report, subsidies for petroleum products was the highest at RM45.184 billion or 81.5 per cent of the total subsidies expenditure. ― Reuters picKUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — Putrajaya spent a total of RM55.443 billion on subsidies alone in 2022, a whopping 322.1 per cent increase or RM42.309 billion as compared to the previous year.
Subsidies for petroleum products was the highest at RM45.184 billion or 81.5 per cent of the total subsidies expenditure, the Auditor-General said in its 2022 report released today. “Petroleum subsidies expenditure include RON 95, diesel and liquefied petroleum gas supplied by 15 manufacturers for claims between December 2021 until October 2022,” the A-G said in its report.
The A-G pointed out that the subsidies are paid based on the retail price difference fixed by the government and the true market price. It added that the average global price for a petroleum drum has gone up to US$ 100 in 2022 as compared to US$71 in 2021.