Malaysia government’s additional money aid insufficient among rising living expenses, say politicians

Mr Lim, the Bagan MP who had served as finance minister under the earlier Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration, suggested the fact that national energy agency Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) should not be permitted to increase electricity tariffs from next month onwards.

This individual wrote on Facebook: “How long can RM100 and RM50 last? Buy essential oil or chicken first, or eggs, or even save for when the electricity bills go up? Once the money is invested, how can ordinary people carry the crazy higher costs of living? ”

Parti Amanah Negara mouthpiece president Salahuddin Ayub said the additional help would prove ineffective and fail to assist the ordinary people, if inflation continues to rise following the increase in the electricity tariffs.

“The government should postpone raising electricity tariffs until the meals price crisis is certainly resolved, ” he or she said in a Facebook post.

There has been talk of a surcharge being imposed on electricity bills the following month due to rising energy prices, but no announcement has been made.

The PH coalition had earlier on Wed demanded the government in order to announce a comprehensive plan on managing the issue of increasing costs of residing within 24 hours.

It said it would call for a mass mobilisation to voice the particular people’s anger.

On Twitter, Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s marketing communications director Fahmi Fadzil, who is also Lembah Pantai MP, mentioned the additional RM100 help is not a comprehensive strategy.

“We have yet to be told what the medium- and long-term programs are to help individuals, ” he said.

EXTRA CASH AID NOT SO SIGNIFICANT: NAJIB

In the mean time, former prime ressortchef (umgangssprachlich) Najib Razak mentioned the additional cash assistance is “not therefore meaningful”.

In the Facebook post, he said the additional help would be paid using government’s savings from the reduced subsidies pertaining to chicken and cooking oil, which totalled RM960 million.

“To me and many more, this additional money aid is not therefore meaningful because the amount is too small, ” said Najib.

The Usa Malays National Organisation’s Pekan MP suggested to the government to raise RON95 petrol costs by RM0. 20 as well as to increase foreign trade tax and windfall tax on palm oil.

This would increase state coffers, that could be utilised to increase BKM payments, he or she added.