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Adapted from The Star Newspaper
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Wednesday announced price hikes for petrol, diesel and electricity. He said the new price for petrol is RM2.70 a litre, effective midnight tonight. The price goes up by 78sen from the current RM1.92, a hike of 40%. Abdullah also announced that the price of diesel would be increased by RM1 from RM1.58 to RM2.58. He also said that Tenaga Nasional Bhd would be raising electricity rates by 18% for homes and 26% for business users. The announcements are part of the new fuel subsidy plan. Abdullah also announced a RM625 annual cash rebate per vehicle, for owners of private vehicles with engine capacities of up to 2,000cc, as well as pickup trucks and jeeps with engine capacities of up to 2,500cc. Owners of private motorcycles with engine capacities of up to 250cc will receive RM150. Payment will be made via Money Order upon renewal of road tax, from July 1. For owners of private vehicles with engine capacities exceeding 2000cc, road tax will be reduced by RM200. Owners of private motorcycles with engine capacities above 250 cc will get RM50 reduction in road tax.
Adapted from The New Straits Times
The new price of premium leaded petrol (ULG 97) is RM2.70 per litre beginning midnight tonight, it was announced a moment ago. The price for ULG 92 petrol per litre went up by 74 sen to RM2.62. Diesel will go up by RM1 per litre to RM2.58. The 78 sen hike or 40 per cent increase for the ULG 97 petrol is still below the antiticpated RM4 per litre price projected earlier and among the cheapest in Asia. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at a news conference. Abdullah also announced a new tariff structure for electricity supply in Peninsula Malaysia beginning July 1.
Adapted from Berita Harian
PUTRAJAYA: Berkuatkuasa tengah malam ini harga petrol dan diesel masing-masing akan meningkat sebanyak 78 sen dan RM1 bagi setiap liter, umum Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi hari ini.
Perdana Menteri berkata berikutan kenaikan itu harga baru petrol dipam adalah RM2.70 seliter manakala diesel RM2.58 seliter.
Bercakap pada sidang akhbar di pejabatnya di sini, Abdullah berkata bagi mengurangkan beban kenaikan petrol dan diesel khususnya kepada golongan yang berpendapatan rendah dan sederhana, Kabinet bersetuju memberi bayaran tunai kepada warga Malaysia yang memiliki kenderaan persendirian termasuk pemilik motosikal .
"Bagi pemilik kenderaan persendirian yang berkapasiti enjin sehingga 2000cc (kuasa kuda) serta trak pikap dan jip berkapasiti enjin sehingga 2500cc, bayaran tunai sebanyak RM625 setahun bagi setiap kenderaan akan diberikan.
"Bagi pemilik motosikal persendirian berkapasiti enjin sehingga 250cc, bayaran tunai sebanyak RM150 setahun bagi setiap motosikal akan diberikan," katanya.
Perdana Menteri berkata, bayaran tunai ini akan diberi apabila pemilik kenderaan dan motosikal membayar atau memperbaharui lesen kenderaan bermotor iaitu cukai jalan. Katanya, bayaran ini meliputi kenderaan dengan cukai jalan yang berkuatkuasa mulai 1 April 2008 hingga 31 Mac 2009.
Perdana Menteri juga berkata bayaran tunai ini akan diberikan secara kiriman wang di pejabat pos di seluruh negara mulai 1 Julai 2008.
Kenaikan terakhir kerajaan ialah pada 28 Feb 2006 melibatkan kenaikan 30 sen bagi seliter petrol kepada RM1.92 seliter. - Bernama
So people, quickly go pump petrol now.. Even though you all have to queue. I just got back from 1 utama and I passed by the petrol station.. Is pack with cars.. So be patient. Is better to save abit today instead of pumping the petrol tomorrow or the day after.. Save a bit better than paying more right.. Haha.. We were just discussing that everything is going up, but the salary is still the same.. How can the people afford if what the earn is the same but the living cost is always increasing.. Even 40 sen increase is already a lot.. Now it increase to 78 sen..
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Saw the MASSIVE que/jam of cars lining up to pump petrol earlier on. I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out to be a false alarm.
Now wouldn't that be amusing?? HAHAHA
Hi Joy
Haha.. Yeap, it will be amusing, but I doubt it will be a false alarm.. Hehe.. The queue was very bad.. Some more normally at that time already jammed de after work, then today is worst..
Welcome to my blog anyways..
The jam is excruciating. The price hike... hmmm.. well, now it's time to request higher in pay
Danielctw- Thanks for commenting here. Yeap, the jammed was massive..I think increasing price is easy for them, but if requesting for higher in pay, i doubt it will take that fast. Increasing in price= fast, increasing in pay= slow.. Haha.. That's what i think.. My opinion only. :)
The price of petrol over here is between £1.16 and £1.27 (RM8.12 and RM8.89) for a litre...!
Elena- Haha.. Is higher than if you convert.. But if is dollar to dollar, than is cheaper over there.. Haha
i waited a little more than half an hour to pump til full tank,literally i wait til the petrol ooze out to make sure my tank was 100% full.hehehe ;p
Hahaha.. Half and Hour?? Not that bad de loh.. Some of them was stuck for 1 and the half to 2 hours.. Hahaha..
It's actually not cheaper over here...a lot of people have given up driving now. If you convert the RM prices at home to £s, it's still cheaper in Msia. Haven't you heard about the motorbike, lorry and bus protests all over Europe? Brought the highways to a standstill. Hasn't happened in KL right?
Elena- I agree with you that it is still more expensive over there. However, i wasn't comparing with UK. Am not really complaining about the increase of price, but i think ppl here wants to know what they will do with the money they save from the subsidy. Plus, they should have given time after the announcement was make.. Not at 5p.m and they will proceed the plan by 12a.m. It cause a massive jammed everywhere.. Besides that, the public transport here is not reliable.. That is my opinion lah.. I agree with wat you said..
ya i was lucky...my car small so can squeeze in any gaps ;p
Serene- Wow, Dangerous loh someone.. Haha.. Kidding kidding.. :)
Actually, you should be questioning why the price increase given Malaysia is a net producer of oil. There shouldn't be a price increase at all, given we shouldn't be affected by global prices...!
Elena- We have all been questioning that de.. Haha..
not dangerous la.hehehe.daring XD
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