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Clarify petrol subsidy terms
14Jan2010 The Sun
I REFER to recent reports that from May 1 there will be no petrol subsidy for non-citizens. The government needs to clarify what is meant by foreigners and non-citizens to avoid confusion and possible anomalies.
Many foreign-owned companies have in their employment expatriates who are issued employment passes and visas by the Immigration Department subsequent to obtaining approval from Mida when they set-up their plants/companies in Malaysia.
And they are regarded as residents by the Inland Revenue Board if they are in the country for a minimum of 180 days a year; and these foreigners pay income tax.
We also have foreigners who are permanent residents via the Malaysia: My Second Home programme.
I hope the Finance Ministry and the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry will take a serious view of the various categories of foreign residents to dispel any possible negative perceptions.
Source: The Sun – January 14, 2010
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kclee
February 4th, 2010 at 3:46 pm
If petrol subsidy quota by each car per car owner, what happen to those family sharing the only car at home. People do not afford to buy more than a car in the family. Does it mean petrol subsidy quota by each car per car owner per family?
Cost of living and inflation increase days by days but Malaysia’s private sector salary schemes DID NOT rise all these years. People pay income tax, road tax, GST, service tax, quit rent, Indah Water, TNB, Telekom, water bill, etc….
Other countries achieve better than Malaysia with significant and undeniable results. Till now still have not learn and realize from mistakes and correct from frauds. No even sense of self judgment, people EQ getting poorer and poorer, selfishness, jealousy and conflict seen everywhere. Is this the civilization people have learn for the pass 50 years.
Rich getting rich days by days. Poor getting poorer days by days. People suffer from living poorer and poorer days by days. Is this the results and fruits achieve from a countries and people who has been independence for 50 years?
SUNNY KHOO GHI SAN
February 22nd, 2010 at 6:07 pm
For me I feel, the Government can use our MYCARD for all the petrol station as to only give subsidy to Malaysian, the MYCARD readers must also include a thum print reader as to verified the MYCARD belong the owner and not by borrowing someone else just to pump petrol.
The Government can actually tag all the MYCARD onwer to their CAR which is registered with RTD, with this the government can also monitor the useage by the car cc, the government should give a resonable petrol subsidy usage, example if the government only give 20 littre/ Car I think is not reasonable as an average a small car tank is also more then 20 litre, and an average car pump petrol 4 to 5 time a week. Average car is about 45 Litre per tank so 900 litre of petrol is on normal use, If the onwer use more then that that mean they might have use their MYCARD for other people’s car, with this the Government can then limit their usage then by bloging their petrol usage from their MYCARD.
For those who don’t own any car, then their MYCARD should not be allowed to use as a Petrol Subsidy unless they purchase a CAR which is then registered with RTD, then their MYCARD will be updated and use the subsidiesed petrol. With this Petrol abuse will be minimize and manage accordingly. For those boarder state to Foreign country, CCTV should be fix at their station as to monitor their activities and for those caught abuse, the government should take strick action against them by imposing hight fines and also revoke their station licience immediately.